Sunday, November 15, 2009

Laramie Weekend

This weekend we had a great little family vacation in Laramie, WY. Tony and I both went to school at UW, and we have great memories of Laramie. We wanted to share a little of that with our kids, and the state championship football games were there this weekend, so it seemed like a great time to go. Here are the highlights of the trip:

Staying in a hotel WITH a swimming pool, of course.
However, the window to the pool room was left open all night, so it was FRIGID in there.
We didn't swim for long.
We toured the UW campus and showed the kids where "Mom and Dad" went to school.The kids loved the art display on Prexy's Pasture.
The dinosaur museum was their favorite part of campus.
Playing some pool at the 'tute. This was my #1 hangout in college. It was fun to go back there. I spanked Connor in pool, but then he beat me (legitimately) in air hockey.
We went to the Cowboys game. They stunk it up and lost by about 20. But Connor thought it was GREAT, anyway. Here he is posing with Pistol Pete. (Sorry about the poor pic quality. Forgot the flash!)
Mylie cries whenever she sees a mascot. Kids are supposed to like mascots, right?
Finally, we were able to watch all 5 classes' championship games. As you can tell in this photo, the weather was NOT great. Actually, it was freezing and snowed a ton. But it was great football and a great time for Tony, Frank (Tony's brother), Connor, and me. The girls went to a babysitter during the games. Thanks again, Julie and Michelle!

4 comments:

Violet Rose said...

Looks like you guys had a great time! Thanks for sharing!

Chris and Beth Will said...

Fun. I love Laramie too. It is great going back and remembering our AWESOME college experience. It is sad that the basketball team isn't great like they were when we were there. It looked like there weren't very many people even at the game.

Ashlie said...

Ha, when you said you spanked Connor in pool. I thought you meant you actually spanked him in the swimming pool. Took me a second. Gotta love Wyoming football in the snow!

Tom and Jen Loveland Family said...

Laramie is a pretty good place. Never thought I would be back here after we were roomies! You never know where life will take you. Glad you had a good weekend here. :)