Tetons Day 3

We slept in....again. Maddie took us on a photo shoot to where we usually camp and to Jackson Lodge. Lucy was excited to see the mountains and enjoyed looking at tents and running around the amphitheater at Signal Mountain Campground. At Jackson Lodge Lucy enjoy looking out the big windows and seeing a stuffed grizzly bear that stood 8 feet tall and weighs 600 pounds. Kerry and Maddie found the kiddos adorable matching pajamas. In the afternoon we all went on a cowboy dinner that prove to quite memorable.

Lucy moments:  

1. On the way to the Cowboy dinner Lucy said that she has friends named Der and Henner. They are nice to her and they look for Animals together. She shines a light on the animals to find them and then she kisses them and then she shines a light on them to shoo them away.  2. Waiting for the wagon ride Lucy said she was going to ride a black horse and save the town, she then proceeded to do three large circles while she galloped saying Neha Neha. 3.In honor of Uncle John (who told Lucy she might see a moose in moose) while riding on the wagon Lucy said she was going to see an elk in Elk. 

4. After eating dinner Lucy began eating her jacket.  Isaac asked her what she was doing and she said I'm reeeeaaaallllllllly hungry.

The cowboy dinner was quite the experience (which means it will likely be readily recalled when thinking of this trip).  We came ready for rain but the Cowboys did not. It started to rain as soon as we arrived to the dinner site which was about a 45-minute wagon ride. The setting was a beautiful open area looking out at the Tetons and near a cottonwood grove.  The meal was very good (steak, excellent mashed potatoes, corn, cobbler and cornbread). Lucy was very excited to be by the campfire and wasn't phased at all by the rain.  The drizzle continued without signs of letting up (which is a little unusual as mountain weather often blows in and out).  It was getting close to time to leave when the lead cowboy offered to call van for those that wanted to get out of the rain.  We readily jumped at that opportunity.  

We were told the van would be there in 20 minutes. 30 minutes later the lead Cowboy said there was an incident and the van would be here in 20 more minutes. Meanwhile the Cowboys brought a truck and trailer and started loading up their horses while we stood getting colder and watched. Finally the van came and we loaded up only to make it 100 yards where the truck and horse trailer were stuck blocking the road.  We then waited another 10 minutes for the truck to get unstuck. Then we wait another 10 minutes for them to reload the trailer with the horses. And then we made it on our merry way. We were quite disappointed with the process as since rain was in the forecast all evening it would have been nice to have offered the van ride back earlier and had the van ready. It would have been nice if they would have put us in the horse trailer. Or like their counterpart to the north in Yellowstone where the wagons are covered.  And then Isaac stepped in poop. Just kidding. But Lucy's Nuk dropped in mud and if she gets giardia they're in deep s***.