WYO - 2010

Our vacation to Wyoming (and the states in between) has come to an end, though in some ways I am still in vacation mode. I feel like I have done more laundry in the last day than ever possible!

We had a great trip and here are some pictures to prove it!

The girls traveled so well. Destiny is really interested in looking out the window and asking, "What's that?" Addi spent much of the ride sleeping!

Our drive started out great and suddenly the interstate closed in Oregon. (There had been multiple car accidents so they just decided to close the whole road!) So we took an "alternate route" following our GPS.

We found ourselves in a cattle drive, which was really fun! One of the cowboys told us, "Just drive on through, they won't kick your rig too bad." Destiny loved the excitement and Dusty wanted to get out and help the other dogs with the herd.

As we were driving, GPS lead us to a "Y" in the road, both options were dirt roads. We decided to trust the GPS and went with it. It was a bumpy and nerve wracking 1.5 hours, but we got to see the back country of Oregon and stayed on schedule!

We finally arrived in Little America, WY. If you ever get a chance to stay there, take it! It was a really fun place to stay. It has a lot of character and charm. It was built in the 1940s and has not had many updates but has been up kept really well. The girls loved on Dusty a little bit before we hit the road again!

Only in Wyoming!!! Thought this was funny so I had to take a pic. It was sitting outside of a gas station that we gassed up at.

The first official stop on our trip was at Matt's brother's house near Denver, Co. We had a great BBQ in the evening. The girls loved playing with Aunt Becky and Uncle Terry and even Uncle Vic joined in on the fun. (This was my first time meeting Matt's brother Vic; I would tease Matt saying, "Vic doesn't exist!") Dusty got to play with the doggies there too! It was a wonderful stop!

Next stop! Right in Denver we stopped to visit Matt's Aunt Nancy and her husband Ron and Theresa. Here's a pic of Theresa playing with Destiny! It was sure great to see Theresa again. We hadn't seen her since our wedding!

Aunt Nancy had the cutest little chairs for the girlies to sit on and huge birthday gifts for them to open!

Out in Aunt Nancy's beautiful garden, Addi got her first taste of BIRTHDAY CAKE! yum! She dove right in!

This picture says it all! It was such a blast!

Destiny dove right in too! YUMMY!

Destiny playing with the little house in Aunt Nancy's yard! She loved it! Boy was it warm out though!

Finally we reached our destination: Wheatland, WY. This is Grandma Sally's vineyard. The pups were enjoying the sunshine!

Addi found a stump just her size by the storage units on Sally's property! What a cutie!

During this photo op, Destiny was off riding the tractor! She still is talking about her tractor ride!

Auntie Sam helped Destiny pet the horses!

Matt and Addi on the "not-so-mechanical bull"!

Baxter found a comfy seat in the barn! It was fun walking through the barn and seeing glimpses of Matt's past.

Destiny and Grandma Sally were having fun bumping shoulders at pizza hut!

2nd birthday celebration at Great Grandpa and Great Grandma's house! Destiny loved the toy story cupcakes and did a great job blowing out the candle!

Grandpa and Grandma were wonderful hosts. We love staying with them! This time around Grandma let me help in the kitchen. She taught me a few new recipes that I am looking forward to making on my own.

Dusty, Matt, Destiny, Great Grandma and Great Grandpa enjoy some sunshine on a nice day.

HA! As we drove home, we saw this and I didn't want to miss out on a fun photo! Addi really liked the dino!

And here we are folks...SEATTLE! This is the view I had from our vehicle waiting to get on the ferry boat. Destiny was so excited to be back in Seattle, every large town we drove through she would yell, "SEATTLE!"

Yesterday the girls and I took the opportunity to enjoy some time in the water fountains by our old house. Addi loved crawling around and playing with the landscaping bark. Destiny met up with a friend from Sunday School and had so much fun playing with him. She may even be in the newspaper today; there was a man there photographing for the paper.

On the agenda today: Finger painting with cousin Jordi! We are gonna have so much fun!

Enjoy today!