Texas

Towards the end of May we took a trip down to Texas. Keynan made the trip with us and was a great help. We took two days going down and back. Thinking that the kids would sleep in the van, we left after Ben got off work one evening. We stopped for dinner at Little America in Wyoming and let the kids run around for a bit before changing them into their pajamas. Unfortunately, sleeping in the van was a no go and everyone was very sad by the time we got to our hotel in Fort Collins well after midnight. We were all very excited to get to Amarillo and we had a great time with Grandma Elizabeth and Papa. Grandma gave all the kids rides up and down the street in her electric wheelchair and had lots of fun crafts planned for Clara and Keynan. In typical fashion, my Dad had a ton of food ready for us and even smoked some brisket and salmon in his smoker. He also had huge glass jars filled with cookies and candy and Clara ate her weight in lemon drops while we were there.

The local pool wasn't open while we were there so we played in the sprinklers one afternoon.  Even Papa ran through a few times.

We also made it down to Hereford one day and had a good visit with my Granddad and Aunt Jane. I sure miss him. 

Eating BBQ with Papa

We bought my Dad's Acura from him while we were there and so we had to drive two vehicles back. After getting a flat tire on the van as we were leaving town, we began the long drive back. Ben was amazing and drove the minivan most of the way. I got to drive the Acura most of the way and listen to General Conference talks. I definitely had a more peaceful drive home than he did. I was sad to leave Texas but grateful we had such a good visit.