Casper and After

From my camera:

When we arrived in Casper last Friday, we went up to visit Hogadon, the local ski area. It was a beautiful evening.

 We also stopped off at the lookout point, halfway down the mountain.

Saturday evening we had dinner with the relatives.

Ringkob relatives:

 Starrs relatives:

iPhone pictures:

Heading up to Casper on Friday. Aiden fell asleep early on in our drive. Reid stayed awake.

 Howdy, Wyoming. Good to be home.

 Running around at the rest stop on the south side of Cheyenne.

 Playing at the McDonald's in Douglas. Reid climbed up to the top, but then refused to come down the slide.

 Eric climbed in to rescue him.

A truck was stopped just outside the play area waiting for their food. Aiden ran over and started yelling, "Truck! Truck! Truck!" Eventually, the man looked over at Aiden and said hi. When the guy went inside, Aiden sprinted over to the door to watch him. If you own a truck, you're a hero to Aiden.

 Eric climbing back out after helping the boys navigate the tunnels.

 Wyoming flag:

 David, Ma, Kelsey, and Eva in the van behind us. On the last stretch of road into Casper.

 Getting some groceries in Casper.

 By the time we finally arrived at our hotel, many of our relatives were arriving too. Here's Thomas.

 And Elizabeth.

 After the service, Reid and Paul having a chat.

 Eva exploring the front of the church.

 Jacob tuckered out in Grandma Debi's arms.

 Visiting Eva.

 The boys resisted eating their breakfast on Sunday morning. Until my cousin Paul arrived.

 They gobbled up all of the food they had refused from us.

 Giving Marita a hug before it was time to go.

 Back to Colorado. 289 miles to go.

 Stopping for lunch in Wheatland.

 Reid enjoyed dipping his apples in ketchup. Ewww.

 Last chance for fireworks before we leave Wyoming.

 Back in Colorado.

Two great states.

 Are we there yet? Plethhhhhhhh!

 Blubba, blubba, blubba.

 Monday morning run with a stop off to see Grandma. So close to being able to open the door.

 Sky-diving practice.

With the warmer weather, we've stopped having the boys wear onesies under their shirts. That means we're getting a lot of belly button shots.

 Aiden giving his animals a ride on his car.

 Reid got a hold of my phone. I have 20 more photos like this beauty.

 Tuesday: First bike ride of the season. It was a tough one- very windy.

Cheese! The boys are actually responding to my request to smile again. They haven't really done that in about a year.

 Beep, beep!

 Smile!

 You're not trying to sleep, are you, Daddy?!?

 Happy Father's Day! I bought it early to make sure I could get it.

 Wandering around while Daddy sets up the grill.

 My new favorite photo!

 A few laps before bath time.

 Two little monkeys, jumping on the bed.

 Love our little monkeys!

Both boys' vocabularies are expanding, but Reid has really been talking a lot the past two weeks. He can repeat a ton of words and has started speaking more English than Norwegian. I'm looking forward to hearing what they have to say. Should be entertaining.