A month ago I went to Cody, Wyoming with Kurtis (he attended the Cody Hotline School for Lineman) and I got to spend a week shopping and hanging out with a couple of my friends and their kids (wives & children of two other linemen who attended). It was a much needed vacation! I didn't get to spend as much time with Kurtis as I would've liked (the time we did spend together was fabulous though), but I still had a lot of fun with Sunny (one of my best friends), her daughter, Autumn, Tiffany (another good friend), and her son, Colton. Autumn and Colt are so adorable! Luckily I brought my camera along and I got a few good shots of the kids (it was hard considering they are both "on the run").
It was pretty chilly the whole time we were there but we managed to get out on the town every day (mostly shopping and a little partying). We attempted swimming one day (the nicest day of the week) and it was a bust (for the kids). Too cold. The kids lasted around 5-10 minutes and then their moms decided since it was too cold it was nap time. Colt informed me that I had to get out of the pool so I could take a nap. After a little convincing he finally decided it was okay that I skip nap time and swim a little longer. Here's Autumn in her swimming gear...
Here are a few more pics of the kids...
I love this expression! So cute!
Autumn never wants to smile for me when I have the camera out . I did manage to get one shot of her smiling and, as my luck goes, it came out blurry...so here is one where she is almost smiling. :)
The final night we were there Kurtis and I went out and enjoyed a nice dinner and then decided to take a road trip. We headed towards the mountains (in search of Elk) and drove 30-40 miles until we finally saw herd after herd of Elk. As Kurtis was checking out all the Elk I was checking out the majestic scenery. Here is what much of the conversation entailed when we got to that point of the trip:
Me: "Babe! Look at that waterfall! It's so pretty!"
Kurtis: "Yeah, nice. WHOA! Look at that Bull! He's HUGE!"
Me: "Wow...he IS big. Look at the way the snow is blowing off the mountain...it's so awesome!"
Kurtis: "Uh, huh. I can't wait for hunting season!"
Okay, those may not be exact words, but it's pretty close! At one point we saw a sign warning us of Grizzly Bears and I got way excited and declared that it would be so cool if we saw one! Well, lo and behold, a few miles down the road Kurtis starts freaking out because 100 yards or so from the road is a Grizzly! It stood up, looked at us, and then ran away! It was so cool! We also saw some Big Horn Sheep.
So, there is one terrible thing about the road trip...I, being the airhead that I am, left my camera in the hotel room! The one time I didn't take it along! I was SO mad at myself! Kurtis had even asked me if I wanted to go back and get it (after dinner) and I said, "No. It's clear across town. Don't worry about it." He said, "Are you sure?" I said, "Yeah. Not a big deal." ARRRRRGGGGGGGG! I'm such an idiot! I did manage to get some pictures of the mountains on my cell...not the best quality, but they pretty much give you the picture of what we saw.
"No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one." ~ Elbert Hubbard
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