Ohio here we come!

And we are off! Dawson/Bailey family vacation 2014. 

 Headed to Ohio but making some fun stops along the way!

 Such good sleeping buddies, lol

 Peek -a- boo! Playing in the car.

  Cutest stink bug ever!

 Cousin it!

 Doing hair

 Hello Brylee!

 Following the silver bullet the whole way!

 Our first big stop! We made it to Nauvoo!

Our first stop for the night was in Nebraska.  We tried to eat at a stake restaurant but the wait was too long.  We did have some mints from there though!  We went to Perkins and then took forever to come and tell us that some of the food we ordered wasn't even available so we walked out.  SO everyone went to Cabelas while Grandma and mom went to get food at DQ.  They took a long time to get us food because they were out of ice cream sandwiches! But we finally got our food and went to back out of the parking lot.  Grandma's back up camera showed the sky, we were so confused.  She put it in park and drive and tried to figure out what was going on.  I got out to see if the back up camera had been hit or something but no the hatch was open so the camera was pointing towards the sky... yeah we laughed pretty hard.  Duh! We had a nice stay at the hotel, the girls were excited to swim.  It was a fun first night.

Swim lessons and adventures with Joy!

 The girls took swimming lessons this summer and they were well worth the money.  They each improved so much in the water.  AJ really took off.  She is now a confident independent swimmer.  Getting her to float on her back was a huge triumph.  I will definitely be putting them in again.  It was fun to watch them gain so much confidence and skill. 

 

 They each passed the requirements of their class. 

 Aunt Joy came up for a weekend visit and we had so much fun!  We went to Jackson Hole and rode the Tram.  It was a big deal for Joy and I to be willing to ride it.  It was so high and it was so windy that day!  It was a lot of fun.  We are so brave! Amazing views from the tram and on top of the mountain.  It was fun to see the Tetons from that height.

Bbq for lunch!

 

 Of course we had to see the antler arch! 

 We watched a western show down at town square.  The girl came up to Brylee and McKenna and tried to get them to dance but AJ was the only one that would do it.

 We also went to Mesa Falls. Joys first time.

 This is Brylee saying "I LOVE nature!"

 Since Glenn was on High Adventure I got to carry around Jaylee, that was harder than I thought it would be! And yes she is still obsessed with rubbing my ear!

 Nature is truly amazing. The Upper Mesa Falls are gorgeous!

 It is always fun to have Joy come and visit but this time was extra fun because we were adventurous!  We had a blast.  Thanks for a fun weekend Joy!