Nicole and Tyler's Wedding

You will have to forgive the huge number of photos, but I just can't resist!

Nicole and Tyler got married outside at my brother and sister in law's home on July 19.  It was a gorgeous sunshiny day and we all had the best time. I have to say it was probably the most fun wedding I've ever attended.  :)

But since the wedding wasn't till 4 PM, we took the kids to a splash pad at Teton Village to run off some energy first.

Huge yoga class going on!

 Elle, Ally and Aidan ready for the wedding

 Father of the bride getting prepared

 Jordan and Kathi

 Asher

 Beck, Miles, Elle, Sarah, Aidan and Rich

 Ally

 My mom, grandmother of the bride

My sister in law Denise, mother of the bride

 Sister of the bride Ellie

 Sister of the bride, Brooke

 Joe and Nicole

 Nicole and Tyler

Wedding party

 The Rice girls

 Aunt Teresa, Aunt Mary and Felicia

 My cousin TM, her husband Rick and Aunt Dolores

 Alden, Kathi and Jordan

Ryan and Vicki

 Mike, Donna, Uncle Bill

 Sandy and Mike

 Kathi, Mom and me

 Ally and Elle made a friend

 Aidan

 Beck

 Ally and Elle

 Robert and Aunt Mary

 Nicole and Tyler

 Nicole and her dad

Best Father/Daughter dance ever!  After starting out with a slow waltz, Joe threw off his jacket and they switched to M.C. Hammer's "Can't Touch This."  HILARIOUS and they did a fabulous job!

We loved it!

Everyone joins in

 Beck and Asher, 2nd cousins

 Joe, Kathi, Robert, me and TM--Rice siblings/cousins

 Some more Rices

You know you're pretty special when Robert Earl Keen shows up to play at your reception.  :)  The 30-somethings were excited, having followed him during their college days.  I don't have a photo of Sarah dancing but several people commented that they were afraid she might go into labor on the dance floor. :)

 Miles and Ryan toward the end of the night.

It was so nice to see so many family members and thanks to Joe and Denise for their fabulous hospitality.  What a great time was had by all!

"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives"

A couple of months ago, my brother and sister in law's restaurant, Sidewinders American Grill, was selected to appear on the Food Network show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" with Guy Fieri. Serendipitously, the new season kicked off while we were in Jackson and Sidewinders was one of the featured spots on the premiere episode. We all went to Sidewinders for a watch party and had a blast.  That's my mom's cousin Mike sitting with my Uncle Bill's wife Donna above.

 Mike's wife Sandy and Uncle Bill (and Aidan and Rich behind them)

 My niece Jordan

My sister Kathi, Mom, and Aunt Gin

 Cousin Robert and his wife Felicia

 My niece Vicki and her sons Asher and Alden

 My sister Kathi and me

My Aunt Dolores and Uncle George came in from Utah. Uncle George is my Dad's brother, now age 86.

My brother Joe with Guy Fieri on the show.  Joe had some pretty funny lines and cracked us up several times.

 More of the show

Uncle George and Aunt Mary, siblings

 My niece Nicole, Joe's oldest daughter, and the bride to be, with her groom to be, Tyler

 Aidan and Grandpa Rich

 Gigi and Ally

 Felicia, my Aunt Teresa (another of my dad's sisters, age 89) and her daughter, my cousin TM.

Another beautiful day in Jackson

We went out to my brother and sister in law's home to catch up with more family who'd arrived in town.  My nephew Ryan, his wife Vicki, their son Alden, my niece Jordan (all from San Antonio) and Sarah chatting

 Aunt Gin and Mom enjoying the weather

 Ally thought it was a little cold for a Texas girl

 Aidan hanging out in the big wedding reception tent

Elle in the tent.  Ally and Elle were convinced that they were going to get to sing two songs from the movie "Frozen" at the reception. They practiced and practiced on the stage and in the car and at the condo.  It was pretty hard to explain to them that the bride and groom had already chosen their music for the event and that they were probably not going to get to perform!

 My great nephew Asher

Then we went into Jackson and walked around downtown for awhile.  Of course we had to have a photo of the kids under the giant antler arch.  :)

Family Fun

We were in Jackson Hole for my niece Nicole's wedding.  After the wedding party completed their rehearsal on the Friday night before the wedding, we were all invited to join them at my brother and sister in law's restaurant, Pizza Artisan, for dinner.  We were happy to see lots of family there!  My cousin Robert, above, used to live in Maryland but has recently retired to one of the Carolinas, with Mom, and my mom's cousin Mike's wife Sandy, both from New Jersey.

 Sarah and my mom

 My Uncle Bill (Mom's brother) in from North Carolina, and my cousin Robert (on my dad's side)

 Miles and Sarah

 My Aunt Ginny and Aunt Mary from New Jersey.  Aunt Gin was married to my Uncle Kirby, my dad's brother. Aunt Mary is my dad's sister, still going strong at age 91.

 Ally, Rich, Miles, Elle and Sarah

 My brother Joe, father of the bride, and my cousin Robert's wife Felicia

 The kids LOVED dancing later that night.  We had to drag them away when it was time to go home!

Jackson Hole Aerial Tram

We met up with Sarah and Miles and took the kids to Teton Village where we rode the aerial tram.  Saw lots of paragliders!

In 15 minutes, the aerial tram glides 4,139 vertical feet from the base of Teton Village to the top of Rendezvous Mountain.  The summit offers a 360 degree view of the Snake River Valley, Grand Teton National Park and the Gros Ventre Range in the distance.

 Once at the top, we wandered around for a bit and took in the beautiful sights.

 Aidan

 Beck, Gigi and Ally

 Miles in back, Jane, Ally, Elle, Sarah, Beck and Aidan

 Beck

 I think this looks like one of those photos in a magazine that says "celebrities are just like us."  :)

 The kids looking out of the tram on the way down

 Later the bigger kids went on the alpine slide at Snow King with Rich and Miles while Sarah and I took Beck to the park.  Miles and Elle on the chairlift going 2500 ft. up the mountain!

 Aidan heading down

  

Rich rode with Ally and all he got was this picture of her hair!  They had big fun on the slide!