Wyoming Trip: River float and Fishing

One of our busiest days in Wyoming started with a 7 mile river trip... (Halli, Taylor and Dave in back row, Lauren 2nd from the left in middle row, & Carter 2nd from the left in front row)

Followed by a quick lunch, then riding four wheelers up the mountain to Coe Lodge...

~My brother John, Carter, Dave, Halli, & Taylor~

to go fishing...~John, Taylor, Carter, Dave, Lauren, & Halli~

We had a blast! It was one of the highlights of the trip for us all. The kids all learned how to cast all by themselves and we caught tons of fish! We let most of them go but did keep a couple.

Taylor...

Carter...

Lauren... Even Dave & I caught a few...

Grandpa (a.k.a. The Outdoors man)... My big bro, John... After several hours of fishing, we headed back down the mountain in a hail/thunder/lightening/rain storm. It was miserable and we were a little worried we were going to get struck by lightening. Once back at Grandma & Grandpa's house we all took a quick shower, then headed up Logan Mountain for my brother Chad & Lori's rehearsal dinner. My niece, Tierney, came in from Denver, Colorado for the wedding so she joined us. It was so fun to see her...it's been way too long!
~Lauren, Grandpa, Tierney, Taylor, & Carter~

~Grandpa & Tierney~

~Grandma, my cousin Phil & his son Cody, Dave, Tierney, & Halli~

~Tierney~
She's John's oldest daughter. Isn't she gorgeous! It was so fun to hang out with everyone. Next up...wedding pictures! Wo0-Hoo!

Wyoming Trip: Pryor Mountain

One of our favorite things we did while we were in Cody was ride four wheelers up Pryor Mountain to the Ice Caves. We left at 8:00 a.m. and didn't get back until 8:00 p.m. We rode about 30 miles on the four wheelers. It was a long day but extremely fun!

~Chad & Carter~

Once we reached the caves, we had a picnic lunch before we explored.

~Carter & Grandpa~

Isn't he just the cutest thing you've ever seen?

The restrooms at the picnic area were pretty gross and smelled awful! My mom has MS so she moves slowly and needs help walking. I was helping her get to the restrooms and thought I was going to gag...I think she felt the same way! It was pretty funny! :)

The Ice Caves...

~Lauren, Carter, Rockey (Chad's fiance's dad), Chad, & Dave~

~Carter, Halli, & Lori (Chad's fiance)~

After lunch, we headed further up the mountain to see if we could spot the Wild Horses that live on Prior Mountain...
We found them! That was SO cool. I could have watched them all day!

And watch them, we did...~Lauren, Dave, Halli, & Taylor~

We even got really close...~Grandpa & Taylor with a wild colt~

It was AWESOME!

We headed back down the mountain. Dave & Carter missed a turn and got separated from the group. We couldn't find them for awhile which freaked me out a little. But, it worked out well for them as they got to see a bear on their little excursion...It was a fantastic day!

Wyoming Trip: Shooting and Rodeo

One morning we awoke to find this...

...in my parents front yard! The kids were super excited. My dad, not so much as it's favorite thing to eat was his flowers!

Dave, Grandpa, & the kids went target shooting at Red Lake... They were excited to show Grandpa their skills! I went to lunch with my mom. :)

Lauren shot the string in half... ...and insists that's what she was aiming for. That's my girl!

Even Dave got a turn...

My brother's fiance, Lori (she's a beautician by trade), curled Taylor's hair and it looked so cute...

And you can't go to Cody without going to the Rodeo...

Carter wanted to sit higher than the rest of us, so he sat alone...

During the calf roping, Lauren was horrified... I thought we were going to have tears. I have to admit, it is kinda sad.

That's all for now...stay tuned for Part Four! :)