November 28, 2020

 

We had the best time spending Thanksgiving holiday in Thayne, Wyoming.  We rented a basement apartment that was great.  Star Valley was pretty and Thayne was the cutest little town. 

Wednesday -

The girls were so excited for cats and goats.

Thayne is so pretty.

We pulled out the dominos and played some Mexican Train.  Which oddly enough, Rylie remembered how to play better than D or me.

Watched Cars.  Such a good flick.  It had been awhile since any of us had seen it and we all chuckled throughout the movie.

Thursday -

We drove to the Tetons.

Taggart Lake was an amazing snow hike.

Hearing the water running even though you can’t see it was cool.

Mason got to throw some snowballs.

Way cool forest in black and white.

Ry and Mason blazed a trail to a rock through snow. Mason had on tennis shoes.  :)

We snapped a good family pic standing on the frozen lake.

The road to Mormon Row was made of ice.  We may have had to get pulled out of the snow by some people from Jackson in Land Rover. 

Time to buy a tow rope.

We saw 7 moose from afar, 1 bald eagle, 1 squirrel, and two hundred or so elk.

Hot chocolate from Maverick is a good choice for a Thanksgiving afternoon. People should really make sure their bathroom stall is locked.

Cats are definitely the favorite thing.

Evening was spent having Thanksgiving dinner while chilling at the Airbnb. Our feast turned out pretty good. Turkey and potatoes and pie for the win.

We kept with the Disney movie theme and watched Finding Nemo.

Friday - 

Girls still love the cats and goats. 

Increased our wildlife sighting today on our scenic drive. More moose - the 3 bulls were standing up plus we saw lots of moose sitting down from a ways away and then 2 closer on the way home.  We also saw 4 eagles, a couple bison, and 2 coyotes (we debated for awhile if they were fox but we're going with coyotes). It was so awesome to watch one hunt and ounce on rodents. 

Teton views were amazing. No clouds covering them today (like yesterday) and blue sky. They were showing off in all their glory.

Seeing the geese with bums up and heads in the water makes me chuckle again today.

Pizza, ice cream, games, and Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2 for evening entertainment. 

Saturday - 

Morning walk up the road with frozen trees. 

The girls apparently named the cats - Butt Cheek, Big Chungus, and Paul. They fed the goats before we left. 

We filled up at McDonalds in Evanston and made it home safely. 

 

So many pictures:

 

 

(I love, love, love this above photo.)