Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Memorial weekend fun

We made it to Star Valley just before noon on Saturday. We checked into our cabin and then were off to the Etna Cemetery.
The pretty flowers that my made made for dads grave and Gma and Gpa Crooks grave.
Jason went and played with the kids for a bit.
This was one day where it wasn't raining or snowing so we enjoyed being able to sit and share stories about our loved ones.
Aunt Cheryl was explaining why we come to Star Valley every Memorial WeekendClaire and her daddy listening (gotta love 2 year old molars her fingers are in her mouth constantly) My cousin Josh and his new fiance, Tammy

The whole group!
Back at the cabin the kids all sitting together waiting for dinner
The next day some of us took a drive to Swan Valley, ID- home of the square ice cream cone. Here's a link I found that explains it) And of course we passed by Palisades lake/Dam, and went to the Dam Store... all they sell is beer and ice.
My cousin Jeremy's new way of wearing his hat!Jay and Jeremy showing us their drinks they found, Jason found some kind of mountain dew that he'd been looking for for a long time and Jer has Jackson Hole Root Beer- it was good! You can see the nasty storm we just drove through in the background.
On our way back to the cabins we saw the baby Eagle in it's nest, and my mom spotted this hawk that she wanted me to get a picture of... out of a sunroof and in a car that's going 70 miles per hour! That night half of the group went to go shooting so we all took the kids to the park and they loved it! Brenna taught Claire how to climb all the way up the tallest slide, thanks Brenna.
Claire and I, Debra, Abby, & Brenna, Chrissy, Shaylee & Gabriel
Some random pictures I took around the valley

Claire and Brenna enjoying Jeremy's swing in front of his cabin before we left.
One last stop at the cemetery before going home.

Claire is leaving Papa her rock. My mom brought back rocks from all the different places she visited in Israel and this will explain the reason behind it.
Trying to get a 2 year old to sty still for a picture is kind of impossible especially when she knows what she is doing, so I quickly turned her around so we could catch her smile
We had a balloon send off at the cemetery
We always stop at the Mc Donald's in Evanston, WY, it is very cute and has these nice little saddles to sit on in the kids area.Claire was kind of grossing us out by her eating all the cheese and not the crackers, she just thought it was hilarious!


2 comments:

Sandie's Spot said...

You got some fun shots. I need to post my stuff.
Thanks for the link on the stones... that gave a lot more info then they told us in Israel.

Jodi Leishman said...

Looks like you had a nice Star Valley weekend. Fun traditions.