September 29, 2012

jackson hole....better known as 'heaven'

our dear dear friends, matt and ellee, tied the knot! we were so honored that we got to be there to celebrate with them. if you have not been to the grand tetons, go. go now. pack your bags and go. why wyoming? why not? ellee's family has a vacation home there and it is their relaxation destination. we're so glad we got to experience their home away from home.
here are a few pics of wyoming. enjoy.

we flew into salt lake city, ut and drove 4.5 hours to jackson hole.
the drive was gorgeous!

welcome to jh!

wyoming is known for their wildlife...but jh thinks it's hilarious to put up a bunch of fake animals....i fell for them every time!
*i thought you said you were a moose*


there were these HUGE, all black horses right by our hotel,
so naturally we had to say 'hello'.


grand teton national park


the burkholders treated everyone to a scenic rafting trip on snake river
*please note the paparazzi in the background*


super excited about rafting!

the grand tetons

*pictures don't do it justice*

we saw a lot of wildlife on the trip
*bison*

*bison in motion*

 my favorite...the bald eagle or more accurately known as 'america's mascot'!

a real moose


taking it all in

as we were heading back to town, we saw a baby brown bear!

the cocholder wedding!
*the chevron print looks like the tetons*

the ceremony was outside
 
love these two!

details

the mckelvys

 matt and the best man
*please note the sitting area behind them.  i saw 2 shooting stars from there later that night*

*lots of amazing food, fun, drinks and dancing*




thank you to the burkholders and the cochrans for a perfect wyoming experience!

also, on our back home we stopped in slc and got to eat with josh and becky!
thanks for showing us the slc hotspots! come visit us soon!


while we were in wyoming, mclain stayed home with marmee and grandad and his uncles. a BIG thank you to them! i know mclain is perfect but he is still a lot of work. it was much easier to leave him, knowing that he was in good, loving hands. i've never wanted to come home from vacation until this one. we were so excited about getting home to mclain. also, we don't have jobs, so we weren't dreading going back to work.

so what was mclain doing while we were gone? eating crackers. the white family loves crackers! i'm just glad they didn't put margarine on them.

hugs and kisses~m, s, mc, t, b, b, m, b, m, n, bc, and t

September 26, 2012

we've been busy lovin' our family and friends

wow! it's been awhile. my parents have been busy looking for jobs. crafting. and going to jackson (that will be a later post). can you believe they left me for 5 days?!?! me neither! 
 but mostly we've been spending time with our family and friends.
here's a look at my precious peeps.

uncle shane

uncle christian



grandma



marmee



great grandmother dennis


my cousin anna and her rainboots



uncle benji



getting drive-thru with jack



hanging with our friends
this is jentry and she is so pretty

this is my friend tabor, he's going to have a little brother soon!


this is sweet finley. long distance relationships are hard.

we'll report back soon with our favorite lubbock hotspots!
hugs and kisses~ mc, m, s, b, m, t, b, m, b, n, bc, and t