June in Jackson

Yeah, so much for a post a week.  We're still working on it.

This is just the first part of June in Jackson Wyoming.  We took advantage of the nice weather by going out and exploring a lot.  In our small living quarters, it was the only way to survive.  We discovered several new places, and experienced some firsts as well. Speaking of our small living quarters, we didn't have a bathtub in this place for some reason, only a shower, and so we often made do with tupperware tubs full of water.  The kids loved it.
Taking advantage of proximity to family, we had some visits from Grandma and Grandpa Sam, along with Nana (Richard's Grandmother).  Their friend Pam, from England, was there too (although not pictured) and so I fed them a delicious lunch of Philly cheese steak sandwiches made with Elk meat --I mean if you're going to come all the way from England to Jackson, you have to enjoy the local fare right? (--although technically the elk was from Utah).  We also got to see my sister, who lives and works in Jackson, every once in a while as well.
As the weather got warmer, I made a PVC pipe play sprinkler for the kids to run through, and though it was pretty warm outside, I planned to save it for Ethan's birthday.  Well, one day I came outside to find that the kids had turned on the hose and made a big muddy puddle on the lawn (it doesn't drain so well) and they were running and jumping all through it. I took off their muddy clothes, and got out the play sprinkler for them to rinse off under. I decided to forego swimming trunks because I didn't want them to get muddy --hence the running around in big-boy undies.  Even though it was a nice warm day, it may not have been warm enough and the water comes out super cold there so the kids didn't play in it long.  I came out to check on them a little bit later and found them huddled next to the dryer vent where it was blowing warm air.  They still wanted the popsicles I brought out though, and they still got sunburns.    Anyway, there's lots of other random stuff on the montage that is pretty much self-explanitory.  The kids and I had some of our funnest outings while Richard worked and we also had some up-close encounters with various creatures of the two, four, six and many-footed (caterpillar) varieties.  
June is an exciting and beautiful time to live in Jackson, WY.  Hope you enjoy this montage.