Summer Hike in the Tetons

We have been hoping to hike to Table Mountain all summer and finally got the chance on Saturday, September 11. As we approached Driggs we could see that the Tetons had received a bit of snow -- boy were we surprised. We about gave up half way to the top, but then we hooked up with some BYUI students and our pride wouldn't let us quit.

We did learn that if you are hiking on a sunny day and over vast snow fields, that we should not have forgotten sun screen!

Davis Family Concert

On September 1 Cynthia, Matthew, and Jenna, with a brief cameo from Emrie, performed at the Rexburg Tabernacle. This was the last of the weekly concerts held through the summer. Here are the videos from the concert. The video quality is not so good, but the sound is okay. Please enjoy!

Martin's Cove, Sixth Crossing, and Rock Creek Hollow

For the past several months we have been busily planning a pioneer trek to the LDS historic sites in central Wyoming. From August 4-7 we accompanied 63 youth and leaders to Martin's Cove, Sixth Crossing, and Rock Creek Hollow. We were able to take all of our children, except Matthew. While we were busy with planning and trying to keep everything going according to plan, we had a wonderful time and enjoyed our time together learning about our pioneer heritage, feeling the spirit, and growing closer as a family.

Here are a few of our favorite pictures from our trek.

Pajama Jammer

Here is Isaac, with Emrie looking on, practicing some high flying b-ball skills on our trampoline. He is still officially 4 years old, but will turn 5 in just a couple of weeks.

Union Falls Hike

One of the blessing of living in Southeast Idaho is that we are very close to some world class hikes in the Tetons and Yellowstone. One of our favorites, which we do almost every summer is Union Falls in Yellowstone. Union Falls is the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone and nearby is Ouzel Falls, a hot spring swimming hole which is just the perfect temperature for a summer dip.

The hike is 16 miles round trip, which makes this great swimming hole hard enough to reach that usually, and thankfully this year, we have the place all too ourselves. The only unwelcome guests were an unusual number of horse flies and mosquitoes, hence we ate our lunches mostly submerged.

This year the hiking party included Dale, Reese, Taylor, Steve, Jenna and her friend Melinda.

Annual Alumni Day at Lagoon

We just returned from our annual alumni day at Lagoon. The kids had a great time and Isaac our very tall 4-year old was able to ride nearly all of the big kid rides and he did and loved it (though we were only able to get picture of he and Emrie in the kiddie area).

One More

Here is a better picture of Isaac and Cindy on Long Lake!