First Ski Trip "Kelly Canyon"

Finally had our first ski trip.  We went to Kelly Canyon. Its about a 10 to 15 minute drive from the house.  We stayed on the bunny hill for the girls to learn on.  It was still a blast.  Took the girls about 1 hr to get the hang of it.  Nice fresh powder on the ground from the night before.  It was snowing the entire time we were there.  I was curious as to who if any of the girls would really take to it.  Suprisingly all three loved it.  We are planning our next trip for the up coming weekends in January.  Next trip will be to Grand Targhee.  One of the best ski resorts in the United States.  It's about an hour drive for us.  1 1/2 hrs if the roads are bad.  Here's a link to Grand Targhee if you want to check it out.  --> http://www.grandtarghee.com/ 
We were planning on a trip there this weekend but we have been invited to a chili cookoff at my general managers house this weekend.  Like I'm going to miss that.. ha...   

Here are some pictures from our ski trip at Kelly Canyon.

Next Trip Grand Targhee..
Picture below taken by one of my buddies here at work named Kyle last weekend at Targhee on one of the slopes.  I can't wait!!!!

  

Few Updates...

Thought I would give a few quick updates for anyone that might be interested..

Girls are doing great.  School is going good.. We all have good grades.. My work is doing good.  I am having trouble finding people to hire in order to keep up but otherwise not bad.  Mandy's work is going great and they are looking to expand here shortly.  Therefore Mandy's work load will double as well as her staff.

Few other quick things...

Georgia is growing..

 

Allie Rai learned to drive..

 

Mandy learned how to use the snow blower..

 

So did Dawn...

 

Allie Rai still thinks hitting her sister with snow balls is hilarious.. As does her Daddy!!!

 Girls are still getting prettier each year..

 

I can literally pull off any look.. 

 

Snow flakes really look like what I use to cut out of paper back in kindergarten..

 

Mandy found the perfect cup for the holiday season..

 

Christmas decorating comes earlier each year....

And by tradition since 1980, Herchel Walker still goes on my tree before any other ornament...

My dining room last night..

 

                                                         Dawn's first ornament.. 1998

Any look....  

 

 

Yep, she's still hot!!!!

 

Tree #2 in the basement.. Can't have enough Christmas trees in the house said no one ever!

Southern Kids

If you're ever in Idaho or any other northern state, it is very easy to spot kids that are new to the area and who were also raised in the south...

Dawn and Allie Rai yesterday.  IT'S 60 DEGREES OUTSIDE!!!

Camping Trip in Teton Park

We took a camping trip this past weekend in Teton National Park in Wyoming with our friends the Redman's who again is the family that transferred here from our division in Maine.  (Seriously who thought 2 years ago we'd be camping in Wyoming?  It still sounds weird to me)  The elevation of our camp site was 6,500ft.  The park is amazing.  Cattle are free range.. Mountains are surrounding you and the Grand Tetons are right above you.  And the best part of all  NO CELL PHONE SERVICE!!!!
This is a place you can take your teens and preteens and have their full attention at all times!!!  It's great!
The weather was perfect.  Around 65 degrees during the day when we got there.  However during the night, you would be amazed at how much and how fast the temperature drops at 6500ft.. Man i like to have froze!!  Around 6:00am Dawn jump up and said "I'm out of this ice-box, I'm going outside to make a fire so I can survive"   She was a little cold as well.  Other than the cold night we had a blast!  We will be heading there a lot in the future.  Some pictures below..

Entering the park, the first thing you realize is how close you are to the Grand Tetons.. 

Other Mtns in the area..

 

  

 

 

Darby Canyon

Several weeks ago we hiked Darby Canyon.  I finally have time to post some pictures.  Dawn is not in any pictures due to this is when she was in Georgia during the summer.

We went with the Redmans.  They are our friends who transferred here from our New England Division in Maine.

 Inside the Cave..