Jackson Hole, WY

Ian & I wanted to go on a little summer vacation, and decided Jackson Hole would be a good choice. We figured it wouldn't be too long of a drive to take Boston on, and yet far enough away that it felt a ways from home. So after a long week of work, we took off on a Friday night and drove through the night till we got to Jaskson.

In the morning Boston woke up and we checked into our campground at the Jaskson KOA. This picture was taken as we were waiting in the parking lot to check in at the KOA.

 

He LOVED holding onto the wheel. I think it made him feel like a big boy :)

I'll be honest, camping with a 5 month old...it wasn't the easiest thing. There are things I'd do differently if I had to do it again, but mostly I just wouldn't camp in a tent with a baby again. It was hard to get him to fall asleep with all the noises and hard to keep him entertained while in the tent sometimes. There was even one night that we couldn't get him to sleep and it was 11PM and it was starting to rain, so we loaded him up in the car and drove the approx 10 miles into town, went into the only store open to look for dry clothes, and ended up pushing him in the cart till he fell asleep and drove all the way back to the campsite so that we could finally go to bed some time around 12:30AM. Sheesh. That was not a fun night.

Although, we had the best tent site in the whole KOA, it was right next to the river and we had our own little penninsula that we would walk out on and stick our hands and feet in the water. We would walk along the bank of the river and watch the rafters and waves. We went shopping and site seeing. We met lots of different people and on the very last night, everyone in the nearby campsites came over to our campsite while we roasted marshmallows, made smores, and shared lots of stories! That was a lot of fun.

All in all, I'm glad we went. We had a lot of fun times, and I had never been to Jackson Hole. There is SOOO much to do there! I can't wait to go back when Boston is much older so we can do everything!

We ended up checking out of the KOA earlier than we had originally planned, just because of the rough nights with Boss. We ended up checking into a hotel on the way home and spent one evening of our vacation catching up on our sleep and just enjoying the luxuries of a comfy bed, and a hot shower. Boston seemed to enjoy himself a lot better too ;)