Somewhere Over the Rainbow

For Labor Day weekend, we were able to go to Fairmont Hot Springs to stay in a condo with Brian's family. We went swimming in the warm pool as well as playing lots of games and watching movies. We woke up on Labor Day to a couple of inches of snow which made it feel more like a Christmas break instead of End-of-Summer break!
On our way home, we saw the biggest rainbow ever- a complete U-shaped rainbow. It was really big, so we weren't able to get it all in the picture, but here's the best we could do.

Table Rock Camping

For an August getaway, we ventured to the Grand Targhee Campground at the trailhead of the Table Rock Hike. We were with our great friends Aaron, Shaunie, and their little girl Ava. We didn't end up going on the hike up the mountain, but we did explore the little creek as well as going to a drive-in movie in Driggs. Brian did a little fishing while Amanda lounged out and took a nap.

The funny thing about this trip was when we went to get gas, a man asked Brian "Are you going camping? You're crazy- your wife is ready to POP!" it was funny to hear- especially since we had just been a couple of weeks earlier. Amanda was 7 months pregnant at the time.

Moab Utah!

Brian's sister, Candace,

convinced us to take a trip with her down to Moab, Ut to spend the weekend with a bunch of Brian's extended family. None of us had been there before, so it was quite a trip! Thursday, June 12th, we went to Goblin Vally where we explored the many unique rock formations that scattered the valley. We also went to some slot canyons a little ways away where we were in some pretty tight places.

The next day we spent exploring Arches National Park going on a couple smaller hikes to go and see the different arch formations. The longer hike was up to Delicate Arch, the famous Utah Arch that is on the license plate. It was a great sight to see.

Our last day there was spent finding our way through the maze of the the Fiery Furnace, with no marked trail and no map to guide us through. It was challenging, but very much exciting as we had to climb over and crawl over the different rocks as we made our way through the twisted maze.

Our 1st Anniversary

June 1, 2008 was our first year anniversary! It's crazy that a whole year has gone by since we were married. So for a little anniversary celebration along with Brian's birthday on June 2nd, we decided to head up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming/Teton National Park/Yellowstone National Park. It rained a little bit while we were there, but we didn't let that damper our spirits as we camped it out in a tent.Our first night there we saw a moose while gathering firewood, which was great.

For Brian's birthday, we went the "Bar J Wranglers" and had a great supper and watched the hilarious show.

Our last day we went to Yellowstone National Park. We saw good Old Faithful as well as hiking a couple miles up to Mystic Falls, which was well work the long hike.