What can $185G get you in summit county?

I've noticed this house many times driving by it. This might actually be within our budget! I love the real estate post in front of it, as well as the fallen tree through the roof. Adds a nice touch. Should have grabbed a flyer.

Joys in Jackson

Bevan and I went on our annual pilgrimage to the Tetons last weekend. We wish we could coordinate with Nora and James' family, but it never seems to work out. Lately, we've been spending a good chunk of the time in Yellowstone. It's not "beautiful" like the Tetons, but still pretty cool. Lonestar Geyser only goes off every 2 1/2 to 4 hours and takes 45 minutes to hike to, so you need to time it pretty well. We were 5 minutes away when we heard it going off, so we ran. Not as big as Old Faithful, but still pretty impressive.

The Firehole River is fed by 3 geyser basins. The water is 80 degrees and a very popular destination. You jump in after the last rapid and it carries you through a 4-foot-wide gorge into a large, shallow swimming hole. Bevan couldn't get enough of it!

Back in the Tetons, we tried a new hike up Hanging Canyon. What a beast! Now we know why it's not marked. It rises 2800 feet within 3 miles. It was a permanent stair-stepper. Google Earth shows it well. The top was beautiful and made it totally worth it... but we probably won't do it again.

The following are memories that deserve honorable mention:

Free creative camping

Tin foil dinners at Colter Bay

Teton scrambles for breakfast, at Snake River Overlook

Mosquito bites the size of pancakes

Shortcut though Evanston. Why haven't we gone this way before?

Kidlets: 3 to 11 years old

I always thought I had the best calling in the entire church: substitute Sunday school teacher. I did everything from a couple times in primary to one anxious Sunday teaching gospel doctrine. Mostly, I worked with the teenage classes. I almost knew more teenagers in my ward than adults . I taught when I wanted and declined when I knew we would be out of town. They came to me and worked around my schedule. We're out of town a lot anyway, so it was a perfect calling. Originally they thought we weren't going to be in the ward for very long so they didn't want to place me in something incredibly permanent. It's now been over a year and they've bumped me up to Primary Presidency First Counselor. I was like, wow, a legit calling. They're making it official today. I felt a little overwhelmed until Sharon informed me that it only entails being in charge of sharing time once a month and going to an occasional presidency meeting. I get to hang out with kids for 2 hours, singing and playing games. What can beat that?! I would be starting next week... only we'll be out of town.