Friday, August 28, 2009

July 31-Aug 4, 2009: Our long weekend trip to Billings

Kelly suggested that we take my long weekend at the end of July and beginning of August to travel up to Billings for a visit with friends. It was a great weekend and we were able to introduce Travis and meet many new additions to the Billings crew.

We enjoyed a nice visit with Crystal and her new son Ethan. We'll definitely catch up with Ryan next time too! Crystal was Nolan and Barrett's babysitter during our time in Montana.


We swung by the old house to check on our Aspen trees. Two of the three are still there, and the oldest one is really getting big!


Sarah and Rod Bach invited us over for a Saturday afternoon cook-out and we had a great time visiting with friends all afternoon. Above is a nice pic of Jake, Nolan and Madeline.

Saturday evening, we surprised Glenna and Tom at their home with a birthday cake for Glenna. Glenna was the boys daycare provider when Kelly was working at KTVQ and up until we left for Wyoming. It was great to visit with them, and they were sure surprised!


We didn't make it to church during our trip to Billings for hockey in 2008, so we took in church Sunday morning and then had a nice lunch with the Alexanders.
Barrett was very, very excited to see his friend Sophie during this trip, and it just happened to work out that Ruby's birthday party was Sunday afternoon. We missed the party, but still had a good visit with the Carter's. Below are the kids in the front yard, and then a nice picture of Barrett and Sophie before we left.


Sunday night we met up with Barry and Tamra and their baby boy Carter, along with Matt, Gwen and Rylan Solum at Buffalo Wild Wings for a nice visit. Nolan and Barrett had a ball playing trivia that evening.
Monday morning, we made some more visits including a stop at KTVQ to see Kelly's former co-workers. The boys and Scott really wanted to show Travis the spot where we watched planes come right overhead by the Billings Airport. The photo above is of a Delta flight arriving from Salt Lake. Travis loves planes so he thought this was pretty cool!
After watching planes, we headed to MacKenzie River Pizza for lunch with the Humphrey's. This was another great time getting to catch up.

Finally, we really wanted to see the new Mustangs ballpark, Dehler Park, since we had helped to vote it into existence. Not only did we get to see a ballgame, but it turned out to be National Weather Service night at the ballpark, so we had more fun with old friends. We do miss our minor ball. The new stadium is outstanding!

We really look forward to seeing the Billings folks again soon, and hope that all know they are welcome in Cheyenne.

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