Monday, September 17, 2012

Snapshots from Wyoming, part I.

Pictures from our visit to my parents in Jackson Hole last month

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First view of the Tetons from my plane window

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My girls on the plane. Vivian was perfect on the flight - hooray!

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Will and his friend Page. Page's connecting flight from New Orleans was very late and she made it onto our plane just before they closed the doors. Another hooray!

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Arriving in Jackson Hole, the world's most beautiful airport. This was taken right before a security person told me I needed to put away my phone and keep moving

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Will and Page on my parents' front porch

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My mom and Vivian (her namesake). Vivian has not figured out she is getting too big to sit in someone's lap

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Will, Page and Dots relax on the sofa

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The bear on the front porch watches over the pretty flowers and seems oblivious to the beautiful view of the Grand Tetons behind him

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Going into town for some shopping and sightseeing (no one seems too pleased that I have posed them looking straight into the sun)

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Dinner. No containers on the table - yay! (Vivian did GREAT eating at the table with us while we were in Wyoming, something she strongly resists at home)

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We had a great time playing games at night. Page taught us a new game called
Left Right Center that was a lot of fun

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Since this was Page's first trip to Wyoming, my dad took her and Will on a day trip to Yellowstone. They left bright and early on a beautiful morning

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Old Faithful (picture courtesy of Page)

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Page and Will by Upper Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

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Meanwhile back in town, the girls, my mom and I went out to lunch

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After the travelers returned from Yellowstone, Will took Vivian exploring in the backyard. They watched a neighbor's cat catch a little field mouse. This was highly distressing to Vivian, who kept fussing, "Yuck! The cat needs to spit out that mouse!"

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Dots and Page had fun shooting a bow and arrow

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Out for an al fresco dinner on a beautiful evening

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Even Vivian enjoyed herself!

To be continued...