July 15, 2018

Happy Mason's birthday!  19!  A member shared a great birthday pic of him tonight complete with streamers and cupcakes and birthday candles.  Warmed my heart.

July 14, 2018

I'm thankful for:
summer rain - wildflowers - sidewalk chalk - friendship bracelets - warm summer nights - birthdays - postcard pictures - the song "Tiny Dancer" (sung by Elton John or Tim McGraw) - missionaries

July 11, 2018

Wake up time that started with a 4 was worth it for our Lake Mary hike.  Beautiful yellow flowers, pretty lake, and 3 moose, two marmots, and a marten (I think - maybe a weasel) that grabbed his breakfast right in from of us and ran off to eat it.

July 7, 2018

Death Canyon was an awesome birthday hike!  What a workout hiking 10 miles but so worth it - mostly for the last mile and a half up the canyon.  The river was amazing!  It was raging and had rocks and pines by it.  So pretty!  And then the view from the top was so cool!  Lunch by the lazy river was a top lunch spot.  Also on this hike I saw my three favorite animals - pikas, lot of marmots, and a moose.  The marmot sunning on the rock at the top of our hike just sealed the birthday hike.

JACZ Drive Inn in Etna, WY was an awesome bday dinner with a yummy burger and fries.

Such a great time in the Tetons.  And the cabin we stayed at was so cute.  Happy happy my birthday!  Bring on 45.

July 6, 2018

Today's hike included:

A boat ride across the lake to the trailhead.  Forest and birds singing.  Two moose and a marmot family.  Rocky peaks and dark green pine.  Awesome lunch spot with a glassy river. 

It was all so pretty!  And I was secretly hoping for moose but didn't want to be disappointed if I didn't see one so happy birthday weekend to me because we saw two moose today.

Also, we met a kid from Bountiful who is probably the rock skipping champion of the universe.

Birthday hike #2 was Cascade Canyon with a side trip to Hidden Falls.  Hidden Falls was awesome but way crowded and pictures don't do it justice.  There was so much water coming down.  

July 5, 2018

I'm in the Tetons for my birthday!  Awesome birthday hike #1 to Taggart and Bradley Lakes.  Bridge to cross a raging river, yellow flowers, mountain lakes, deer, looming majestic mountains, rain, I double love all those things and they were on this hike.  And then a million mosquitoes wished me a happy birthday - didn't ask for that present but you can't refuse a gift.  :)  I named a part of the hike mosquito alley because there were soooo many mosquitoes and when you would walk and swing your arms they would bounce off you.

Then it was McPhail's burgers in Jackson Hole for a perfect after hike dinner.  The burger was good and the fries delicious!  Plus the World Cup was on and country music was playing.  Yeeha!  It was a perfect 2 days before my birthday dinner and atmosphere.

Our little cabin is so cute and cozy.  Watching the sun set off the balcony was a great ending to a great day.

Also, I'm old because I enjoyed the drive to the Tetons and the drive over Teton Pass to our cabin. 

July 3, 2018

Watching fireworks after the baseball game with my family and thinking how blessed I am and how we're all together except Mason and suddenly they play the song, "Walking in Memphis" which is where Mason is right now.  Oh the love.