Kelly in Kelly, WY

Of course one of the things we had to do while the Jaubears were in Jackson, was to take Kelly to Kelly, Wyoming. Little known fact: this town was actually named after her. We drove there to see the buffalo herd that usually inhabits the area, but they were elsewhere, so we stopped for coffee and to take photos of Kelly,WY signs. After our Kelly-Kelly fun, we drove back into town and took the chairlift to the Alpine Slide.

The Alpine Slide is a slide that goes 2,500 feet down Snow King Mountain, pretty mush like Blue Bayou, but without the water. You have to take one of the chairlifts to get to the top, which Kelly was not so happy about, but soon realized chairlifts are not so scary, unless you fall out.  Lilya had a great time on the chairlift- she is a little snow bunny in the making. We played mini golf after the slide and of course "Chris I win at everything Jaubert" beat all of us, but at least Roger and I gave him a run to the very end. Roger even got a hole in one! Kelly.....well she did good on the first nine holes, but then had a Happy Gilmore meltdown on the back nine. At least a town is named after her. 

I Don't Know How She Does It

Courtney Roth is a mom from Ponchatoula whose only child, her son Tripp, has EB (Epidermolysis bullosa). I have been reading her blog, http://randycourtneytripproth.blogspot.com/ since last fall when I found it by happenstance. I have known Courtney's family forever and I honestly think she is just the most amazing person I know. She is such an amazing mom and she constantly inspires me to be a better mom and to be truly thankful for all the blessings I have. The way she cares for her son is just amazing. Obviously I am not the only person who thinks Courtney & Tripp are amazing- Elmo, yes Elmo, is writing Tripp a song. The Elmo, not a local impersonator, the one that lives on Sesame Street and is on TV everyday. How cool is that? I have never mention Courtney or Tripp before, but when I read her blog today, I want to share something so positive with my readers. It is wonderful that someone like Elmo, who Tripp is obsessed with, would take the time to do something so wonderful for such a family. There are truly wonderful, amazing people in this world. 

Jauberry & Jaubears

The Jaubears are here visiting the Jauberry gang for Labor Day weekend! We are going to cowboy it up and Jauberry will be back on Tuesday with details of our adventures. Have a great Labor Day weekend!

Date Night!!

For Chris' 30th birthday, one of his friends gave him tickets to the Punch Brothers performing at the Center for the Arts. Last night was their show, so Chris & I had a date night! Date nights happen so few and far between that when they come around, I get all dressed up like I am going to the Oscars. Well not quite, but I definitely get excited because who knows when I am going to be able to wear earrings and silk again without consequences, i.e. major drying cleaning bill. Since Trey bought the tickets we had no idea where our seats were until we got there- they were front row center- they were awesome! When Chris Thile did an acoustic mandolin solo later on in the show, we could hear his shoes squeak against the wood stage. The concert was phenomenal!! Every musician in the group is beyond talented and it was so amazing to see them live. After the concert, Chris and I had planned to get dessert at Dolce, but they were closed. We were bummed for a second, but in the end we came up with something even better- a Jr.Frosty and fries. The fries were perfect- hot and salty- it was the best dessert ever! Just a perfect ending to an epic date night!