After making sure Amber was on the mend, I loaded up my truck again and headed for Wyoming....
I made a stop in Riverton and saw Blaine's parents. They were glad to have a visitor and we had a good chat. It's hard to see them not in their own house, getting old, etc. but it was still a nice visit and I'm glad I took the time to drive over and spend the afternoon with them.
After stopping in Riverton I headed on down the road. I stopped and visited with my youngest brother for awhile and then went on to my mom's for the night. We had a good visit and I helped her get her facebook figured out. She obviously didn't pay enough attention to my lesson because she hasn't been on it since I was there! I'm going to have to go back soon and show her one more time! :-) I had planned to stay a couple of days with her, but there was news of a big snow storm coming to Cheyenne and that's where I was headed!! I woke up the next day to snow on my truck and decided to pack my bags and hit the road while it was still passable!
I drove through the snow and managed to stay just ahead of the storm most of the way. I was glad to get to Travis' house and knew once I was there, it could snow as much as it wanted and I could just hibernate in his house and sit in front of the wood stove!
They weren't REALLY surprised to see me....
This handsome boy turned NINE while I was there! Where does the time go??
What a sweet girl our Baylee is! She loved a certain dress I brought her from the quarter sale and wore it right away! She is so cute and fun! She read books to me every day and what a wonderful reader she is turning out to be! She also colored some awesome pictures for me to bring home!
Taylor and I had a great time together! Once we took the older kids to school, she and I would come home and play grocery store, bake goodies, read books, and just hang out. I don't think she ever stopped chatting the whole time I was there!
I love this picture because it reminds me of when our kids were younger and learned to dance in our living room! Travis is following the tradition and teaching his kids to dance and they love it!
No trip goes without Grandma taking some pictures and this time was no exception. Travis found some cool rock formations in his pasture and we decided to do some family pictures while I was there. I think they turned out pretty good if I do say so myself.
What a great dad! His kids love to follow him everywhere he goes!
No picture would be complete without horses in it when you are talking about Travis!
Taylor found a caterpillar and they were all checking it out. The kids brought it home and put it in the cubby in the couch so it didn't get lost! Thankfully, dad moved it after they went to bed!
We had a great time together and it's always fun to hang out with Travis and the kids. I did a lot of cooking while I was there and made dinner most every night. If you know Travis, you know one of his faves is fried potatoes so several meals had fried potatoes. One evening, Kolby asked his dad if he got fried potatoes every night when he was little. Travis told him not EVERY night, but a lot. Kolby just sighed and said.... "Lucky".... haha!
When it was time for me to head back for Arizona, I was telling Kolby how much I was going to miss him and how lonely I was going to be once I got home. He said, "Well, you'll have Papa there." I told him that Papa wasn't as much fun as he is and Kolby said, "Well, just dress him up as a kid and he'll be fun. You can even get him one of those hats with a propeller on top." I have no idea where he came up with that, but I seriously doubt I could get my hubby to wear a propeller cap!
Until next time.... keep your face to the sun and bloom where you're planted! .....
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