Rainy Saturday

After our glorious day Friday we woke up to low gray clouds and a perpetual drizzle Saturday. I thought it would help us sleep in long and hard but after a solid 10 hours of sleep we were fully awake at 8:00 am and ready to head out. Even though it was wet we wanted to hike somewhere — so we drove over to Jenny Lake where we could stay out of the clouds and still enjoy lovely views of that pretty water.

 No views of the huge mountain peaks but still beautiful and serene

 

 And the trails were so perfectly fallish — I loved them.

 

After hiking a few miles we drove up to the Jackson Lake lodge and then out of the park and into Jackson to shop around for the kids a bit. I got the girls some moccasins that I'm saving for Christmas. They look just like a pair I had growing up and they are so cute with lots of fringe!

 Found pretty fall trees in the city square too.

  Back at the hotel we hot-tubbed again and loved the change in the view that the cooler weather brought.

Easy hairdo for another night out. I wanted to see how the braid looked from the top and when I saw the picture I laughed about my distinct sunburn and sunglasses line on my cheek from the day before. 4+ hours on a bike make for a lot of sunshine on the face!

I can't remember where we got dinner Saturday night —somewhere in the city center at a Mexican restaurant that was fine but not great...obviously didn't stand out to us but we certainly loved the free time without our children. Every meal that doesn't involve wrestling small kiddos is a huge win! We missed those rascally darlings though. They make everything crazy busy and also a lot of fun.

 Back at the lodge (strangers have a hard time getting non-blurry iPhone pics :)

We loved this place and would stay there again in heartbeat. The manager even hand wrote us a card wishing us a happy anniversary — well-played...

Sunday morning we enjoyed our free (and huge) breakfast before making the long drive back home to our littles. The Salt River Pass was stunning in its fall glory and made us eager for more autumn beauty at home.

Joseph made the best playlist for our trip (aptly named Love15) and we listened to it every time we were in the car. Now those songs will always remind me of this fun trip and truly, how much I really love being with my husband. We spent the first 4 1/2 years of our marriage as just us, enjoying all our free time together and dating non-stop. Anytime we escape the rigors of parenthood it reminds us of those carefree days and how much we like each other. I always say this but we really lucked out finding each other as we are a really great match. And he still makes me laugh all the time so we're good!