Ulysses, KS…to…Lamar, CO

We left Plains, KS on Tuesday, June 14th to go to Ulysses, KS to visit with Mac’s sister and her family. The drive from Plains was only about one hour so we were set up quick.

Linda, Mac’s sister came by to welcome us and then the 3 of us were off to El Ranchito for a much needed Mexican food fix! We love this place! We have to eat here at least twice everytime we come to Ulysses. We visited for quite a while and when Phil, Linda’s husband got home we went to Alejandro’s Mexican Restaurant for dinner. This is another of our favorite places in Ulysses.

Wednesday we decided to go and visit our good friends Jerry & Joyce Klein. Jerry had just gotten out of the hospital so we didn’t stay long. It sure was good to see them both again!! After our visit we went back over to Mac’s sister’s house. She was cooking dinner for us!! Steak Kabobs, Baked Potatoes, and Creamed Green Beans…Man was it yummy!! Thanks Linda. We didn’t take our camera over so didn’t get any photos…

Thursday, we just hung out and visited with the family…and Linda’s grandson, Bryson had a T-Ball game for us to attend…they are so cute at that age. Sorry, no photos again. After the game we all went to Alejandro’s for dinner…Wonderful Fajita’s.….yummy

Friday, we visited with Linda some more while Phil was working.

Late afternoon we headed over to some more good friends of ours, Darrel & Lynette Hickman. We visited and caught up for a couple of hours and then headed back to the RV.

Dakoda & Samantha had softball games in Ulysses that evening, so they came over early to visit and another trip to El Ranchito…

The girls played a very good game and I did remember my camera for this one…here are a few photos from their game…

Dakoda…

 

and Samantha…

 

and Linda & Phils grandsons…Brendon in the back and Bryson up front

and Jaelynn…

We had a great time visiting in Ulysses, but it was over too soon…it was time to take off to our next destination….Lamar, CO

We packed up and left Saturday morning for our trip to Lamar….

it took us about 2 hours and we arrived at the campground and got all set up. Mac’s cousin, Tom stopped by to say hi while Mac was getting everything outside done.

We headed over to Tom & Dorothy’s after lunch and visited for quite a while and then we went out to dinner together. Tom took us on a ride around so we could see all the changes that had taken place.

Sunday was Father’s Day so we pretty much just hung out at the RV. We did ride around town for a little while.

Murals around town…

Statutes…

Monday we went to the Visitor’s Center for some information on Colorado…

I also had to take a photo of this Wyoming Wagon….they were like a very stark RV that Sheep Herder’s lived in while guarding the sheep. Mac’s dad grazed sheep when he was growing up so he is very familiar with these wagon’s as he’s been in them many times with some of the worker’s that stayed in them…they have a stove, cabinets, a bed, and seats….very rustic…lol

We stopped by and visited with more family….Kathy, Tiffany, Chris, and Bret and work. We didn’t stay very long as they we kinda busy..It was great to see them all again and hopefully it won’t be so long until the next time.

Tom & Dorothy’s grand son had a ball game for Monday evening, but I wasn’t feeling well so Mac went without me.

We had a great time here in Lamar catching up with family. We will definetly have will do this again!!

Tuesday we will be heading to Woodland Park, CO for 5 days to relax and check out what all has changed since we were here last time.

Stay tuned….

(((HUGS)))

Visiting Family and Crystal & Tyrel’s wedding…

We have really been enjoying our time here in Plains visiting with the kids & grandkids.

Crystal’s wedding is coming up fast. Friday was the Rehearsal and dinner and everything went well. The wedding is going to be really nice with the bright colors that they have chosen to use. Crystal’s dress is beautiful.

Saturday morning arrived…Wedding Day for the young couple! We just hung around the RV for part of the day until Mac’s sister, Linda, & family arrived with their RV. We all visited for a while and then got ready for the wedding.

We took off out into the country to Tyrel’s parent’s house. The wedding was going to be outside on the side deck. Everything was all set up and I went upstairs to spend some time with the Bride, Dana, and some of the grandkids. Crystal looked beautiful in her Wedding Dress…and was a little stressed…lol

I’ll let some photos tell you the story of the wedding…..

letting off a little stress…lol

here are a few other photos taken before and after the  wedding…

Russell & Dana

Jeff & Sara

and Tyrel’s parents…John & Melinda

After the wedding, we headed out to the building that they were holding the Reception & Dinner. We actually got through the Reception & Dinner before a storm brewed up….uh oh…Tornado Warning….Radio announced for everyone to take cover. That was pretty scary because there were about 100 people there and only enough room in the storm shelter for the little kids and babies. Everyone stood around watching the sky and Mac came over to me and said “Get in the Truck & put on your seat belt, we are going out to the road to see if we can see anything.” He had planned to take off in the opposite direction  of the Tornado if it was coming. It was raining so hard that I’m not sure we would of even saw it, but Mac was determined that we ere not going to just stand around and become targets for the storm. Eventually the rain stopped and the storm passed by without a tornado so we headed back to the building to continue the celebration. I’m sure that Crystal & Tyrel will always remember the wonderful wedding & the Tornado excitement of that day…

It looked like everyone had a great time…some of them more than others…lol.

We made it home about midnight after trying to get Mac, who had imbibed a little too much, into the truck!

Sunday was a pretty laid back day. We didn’t do much except hang around the RV most of the day. We went over to Dana’s in the evening for a little while.

Monday, we ran to Liberal to make a WalMart run. I needed a 4g USB drive to copy all the photos that I had taken of the rehearsal & wedding on for Crystal & Tyrel.

After we got back we had the other casserole that I had made for dinner and then off to Dakota & Samantha’s softball games. WE stopped back over at Dana’s for a little while before going back to the RV to start packing up for our move to Ulysses for a few days.

We will be in Ulysses until Saturday morning when we leave to go to Lamar, CO to visit Mac’s cousin’s.

Visiting the Kids & Grandkids

We left Garnett on Friday, May 27th for Emporia, KS to spend the weekend with Jenni & the girls. Natalie had a Softball tournament on Saturday. We were up at 5:30am, yes 5:30 AM and headed to Council Grove for the games starting at 9am.

It was a very cool and dreary day. Natalie’s team came in 7th…not the best but she played very well. She made some good hits and stole home a couple of times.

We had dinner together on Monday for Memorial day. Mac grilled hamburgers.

Gloriana

Natalie

and Justyce

Tuesday, May 31st, we were on the road again headed to Kingman, KS to see daughter Teri & family. While we were setting up, Teri stopped by to say hi before she headed back to work. After we got all set up at the Kingman RV Park and headed over to their house. The have been babysitting their granddaughter, Kailynn since her regular babysitter was off for two weeks. It turned out perfect because she was still there while we were…

We had dinner together several nights and spent a lot of time visiting and catching up. The kids are growing up so much. It’s hard to believe that Kami is grown with a one year old, Kyle will be a Sophomore in College, Samantha is going to be a HIgh School Senior next year, Ryan a Sophomore and the youngest, Jaden will be a Freshman. Time sure does fly when you don’t se them very often.

Kailynn, our great granddaughter Monday with dinner and a “Cake & Icecream” Cake.

Kailynn & Papa Lynnie

Kailynn & Grandpa Mac

Tuesday, June 7th, we packed up and started our trip to Plains, KS to see Dana & family and attend our granddaughter,  Crystal’s wedding.

Our granddaughter, Dakota, had ballgames on Tuesday night so we got to enjoy watching her play. She made several hits, and stolen bases. She even pitched the second game.

Brylee

Caiden..

Jaelynn, our oldest great granddaughter, came over for a sleepover that same night. She was very good and her & grandpa slept all night. Grandma on the other hand, didn’t get much sleep…lol Didn’t get a photo of Jaelynn yet…she is just to busy to stop for photos.

We went shopping in Liberal on Wednesday, and looked at baby items for Britny & Cody’s new little girl that will be arriving in September. We have decided to order something since they didn’t have what we wanted at the store…

Thursday, we lost a very special man that Mac & I had the pleasure to know only for a short while. Paul was a great guy that loved his wife so much!  Heaven just got another angel….

My allergies have really been bothering me and when I went to the doctor she said I had fluid built up in both ears….It sucks to feel miserable when we want to have so much fun with the kids…

Today is the wedding rehearsal and dinner. I hope that I feel a little better before it starts…

Tomorrow is Crystal’s wedding and I will make a post on just that event soon…

Take care everyone…Live every day as if it were your last…..Love you all!

(((HUGS)))