On the Road Again!

We are on the road again.  We have left Colorado and are heading south for a couple of months.  Before leaving the Air Force Academy we had a last visit from Kris, Amy and the super "Ks"!  The night before we put the jacks up on the motor home they joined us for homemade pizza, a round of playing with the boys and a last hug before departing January 7th, a few days later than we had intended but it was well worth the extra days because Kasey and Karsten provided us with a few more memories for our trip south.  It seems that whatever one of the boys do now the other needs to copy it.  Karsten had to change his shirt so of course Kasey had to change his also.  They both headed to the bedroom after dinner and everybody ended up on the bed.  We all share a few laughs before they headed home and we headed to bed exhausted!

Grandma, the boys and Amy enjoying the bedroom romp!

 

Amy what is Karsten doing?

 

Look everyone I have Grandma's shirt on and it almost fits!

After our last visit with the kids, we got up early, had our last cup of coffee with our friends, Bob and Donna and said our goodbyes.  We decided to visit Oklahoma City and our friend, Nancy Lee but discovered she had to leave for Indiana the same day as we were arriving in OK City.  Missed her this time but hope to catch up on our return trip to Colorado in late March.

Colorado City in the rear view mirror!

After missing Nancy we decided to visit Bill and Linda (Pat's sister) in Nashville.  The weather traveling was great and we arrived a day earlier than expected.  Tami and Toni came over the night we arrived, Adam drove over the following morning and Kendra, Rory and Archer drove up from Alabama for a few days visit.  What a great time to see everyone.  Bill has made great progress from his accident last year and we are so thankful for his great attitude and progress. Kendra, Rory and Archer have made the transition from the grand boys just a little easier.  They are very special and fun to be around (never a dull moment when the little ones are awake).  We also enjoyed the BCS championship game (or as George calls it "just another SEC game") with Tami and Tony who came by for supper and the game. 

The little Princess - Rory!

Pat found someone to hold - thanks Archer!

Rory adopted George as a playmate - they were both happy!

Pat and Linda reviewing the Blog book and calendar that we got for Christmas from Kris and Amy -- what a great gift!

Rory and Archer with Mom - Kendra you look pretty good also!

Even though we had to leave our family and friends back in Colorado, our first stop on our way to Florida has been great.  Bob and Donna will join us in Florida later this month but we wanted to visit with Pat's family before we arrived in Florida.  Our next stop will be in South Carolina before heading directly south to what we hope will be warm weather, a few rounds of golf, joining up with Bob and Donna again, seeing George's brother in Orlando (more golf?) and Pat's brother in Titusville and visiting with our friends, Doug and April.  It sounds like we will be busy but we have a few months to work out all the details.  The trip back to Colorado has not been planned yet but we hope to take our time and visit with friends along the way back.

To all our friends and family we hope you are enjoying the new year and are planning to live life to the fullest in 2012!  Take extra good care and come back to read about our visits to America's backyards.