Teton Village

Our family on top of Rendezvous Mountain.

For Labor Day we decided to go to Jackson Wyoming. We haven't been to Jackson since Sarah was a baby (except for a drive through on the way back from Yellowstone last year) and we thought it was about time to go back. On the way we got sidetracked and headed to Teton Village first. Having never been there I didn't know what to expect. Basically it's a ski resort with shops and a tram. After walking around the kids (and Kenny and I for that matter) were fixated on the tram. Surprisingly, Labor Day was the first day of they're off season and the ticket prices were cheaper. Along with the cheaper tickets, the guy who sold us the tickets didn't charge us for any of the kids so the tram ended up being quite reasonable, and TOTALLY worth the price.

Ben pointing to where we're going.

The tram is about 9 minutes each way and during that 9 minutes you climb nearly 2 1/2 miles. Rendezvous Mountain is 10,500 feet high and after getting off the tram it's just a short walk to the very top of the mountain. When we got to the top we headed to Corbet's Cabin where they make any kind of waffle you can imagine. We didn't eat waffles, instead we ate our packed lunch of homemade rolls, huckleberry jam, applesauce and non-homemade Sun Chips. It was delicious and the atmosphere made it so much cooler. There's just something about being high up on a mountain with your family in a rustic looking cabin eating food you made from home. It was perfect and just what we needed.

Eating our homemade lunch on top of Rendezvous Mountain. It doesn't get much better than this.

Oh! What a cute baby boy.

Gracie eating chips. I love her black, black eyes.

I think Hannah wins the prize for being the goofiest, but man is she pretty.

The man working at the restaurant was closing it down and asked us if any of the kids wanted to lick the chocolate off the spatula. Ben jumped at the chance and loved it.

Sarah eating apple sauce with huckleberry jam in it, what a yummy combination.

After lunch we made the short walk to the top Rendezvous Mountain. It was windy and cold and though Kenny and I thought it was beautiful and really worth it, the kids were too cold to care. We took a family picture and then let the kids go back down to the loading dock to wait for the tram. It took a while for the tram to arrive, but we didn't mind waiting. I will admit being on top of the loading dock made me a little nervous. It was a long way down and I wasn't willing to let the kids out of my sight. The little girls wanted to stand on the seats and look over the edge. Yeah! I was not OK with that. The tram finally came and we were the first ones so we got to sit up front. We had a great view the entire way down. It was really cool and we've decided we need to go back next summer.

A view of Jackson Hole from the top.

Ben and Sarah (in the black and purple) walking out on the loading dock for the tram.

The kids enjoying the view on the ride down the mountain.

Baby Dan sleeping on the way down the mountain.

After the tram ride we headed to Jackson to check out the wildlife gallery and found a bunch of pictures we want to buy, maybe someday. :) We then tried to watch the old west shootout, but it apparently stops for the season on Labor Day. The kids were disappointed, but it just means we'll have to go back next summer. All in all it was a pretty amazing day. There are some amazing places out there.