Sunday, June 12, 2011

A week at the Barn

We took an adult only vacation to the Barn in Bondurant this past week. All the Tolberts, minus the children and a packed agenda of things to do. It was fantastic! We all laughed, ate great food, gave each other a hard time, laughed some more and enjoyed Bondurant and Jackson WY to the fullest! The only low in the vacation would be a couple of days of poor weather. Kevin claims it was the funniest vacation he has ever been on including the fact that he was on a family vacation with the Tolberts, as a newlywed. He is a keeper. It was a well documented vacation, so excuse all the photos...
Running the river...
We picked the warmest day around to run the river and it was a blast. The best part? Listening to my mother giggle with excitement the entire time, and probably Hunter being tackled into the thirty eight degree water.
Teeter Totter
I'm not exactly sure why Hunter and Micall built a teeter totter, but it was rad. It was all freestanding and we were getting extreme. Hunter even did a hand stand on it. And Yes Kevin is a giant, with gorilla arms...




Bicycles...
Kevin was a runner before this trip, was being the correct word. He was grinning like a little girl on Christmas the entire bike ride. We first rode through the Bondurant valley as an easy 15 mile warm up. It was a great little spin, I even learned how to change my flat tire. I supervised Hunter and Brian very nicely. A couple of days later we rode in the snow and pouring rain from Kelley through Moose Junction up to Jenny Lake. It was awesome! We rode through a herd of Buffalo and there new calves. The only bummer of the whole ride was the weather, and maybe that I was a little out of shape. Regardless, Kev was in heaven and now we are on the look out for a giant sized road bike so he can enjoy the Heber Valley from a bike seat.


Golf...
We golfed. In the snow. It was very pretty. But very cold. Very very cold.  Considering the conditions it was a pretty good round of golf. I'm hoping that the round kicked off a summer of golf for Kevin and I. I had forgotten how much I really enjoy playing. The Saturday before Trace, Travis, Micall and Kevin all played a round in the sunshine, it was a much more photographed event, meaning there was a photo.



Yellowstone...
Because nobody wants to ride in two cars we drove the suburban eveywhere, it traditionally seats 7 but we took it to the extreme and fit 9 adults. But we decided that a day in yellowstone might make someone sick riding like that, so we rented a 16 passenger van. It was hillairous. There was so much snow through out the park that we missed seeing alot of the wildlife but we did see a lot of bubbling mud pots and Old Faithful erupt twice. 



Bar J Wranglers...
What tourists go to Jackson and don't see the Bar J Wranglers? Not us... We joined in the fun and went to the chuck wagon dinner. Having seen the Bar J at Cowboy poetry several times I can safely say that in Jackson is much cooler. My Grandparents were able to join us and it was a blast. 
It was so fun to be a part of the family, to watch Kevin be immersed into our craziness fully. Even better to see him come out of the chaos happy to have been a part. We ate amazing food, watched movies, slept in and laughed and laughed. There was a lot of wandering the square in Jackson, scouting out galleries for Deb's art, dining at Billy Burgers for my annual Hamburger, Indian Running, Horse Shoes, Ping Pong, shooting guns and watching the wildlife. Even though it was packed with  things to do, it also was very relaxing and unbelievably enjoyable. Thanks Deb and Trace for a family that is really great to vacation with. 
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2 comments :

  1. I have to say that seeing Kevin in both a wetsuit and biking shorts in one album was the highlight of my day, maybe even year!

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  2. I do look pretty darn good in both don't I ;)

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