Fun time with Holly, Clayton and Sawyer.....

Our daughter, Holly, and their two boys, Clayton and Sawyer came out for their "annual spring break visit".  They come via Amtrak - while daddy, Dennis, stayed home with the critters.  We think there are other people who could take care of the 5 steers!!!!!

The boys are both in Cadets and wanted to get their Hiking Badge.   So two hiking trips were planned.  Of course, they came on a WINDY week.  However......Monday was supposed to be nice and so an overnight campout and hike was planned. At 4:00 in the afternoon they started out at the "old Newenhuis" place (and I'm sure I spelled that one wrong.)   Gary had the co-ordinances on his GPS.......and so they would travel across country to the well that is straight north of Bud Pavelka.  Approximately 3 miles as the crow flies ---- but with all the "country" they found it was certainly more than that.  They jumped 2 coyotes, and 3 mule deer......

......found an old pickup  (that Uncle Dave would probably like)....also ...a question for Duke or Robbi or Dwight.   Could this possibly be out by the "old Beck place"??  That's the area they were hiking in......

...a pond out in the middle of no-where........and finally made it to the well where Holly and I met them with the rest of their camping gear.

And off they went to find their spot for the night.  The coyotes howled ....and it rained a little......and some of the breakfast got spilled on the ground......which meant Sawyer had to do the dishes......not a happy boy.....but maybe a lesson there.

Holly and I again met them -- picked up all their gear and they hiked the remaining 2 plus miles that they needed to complete the requirements for the hike.

This spot - for those of you who know this country...is 1/2 mile north of Wyonne Walkling.....which is also 1 mile approx. south of where I (Barb) went to school...up there by the  trees.

Then on Friday morning the boys went on their final hike with Grandpa.  This would be south of us in a pasture that my cousin Dwight owns.....  Another spot with some fun surprises.

 They  (actually Grandpa found it )......found a shed - an antler......

and some fun places to run and mess around in.   This was an "exploring hike" so the boys had to come back and make a map of where they had walked and what they had seen. They put on about 5 miles.......

While they were out doing all this hiking.....Holly was back at our home making curtains for their camper.  She had never sewn before so this was a fun learning time for her.   The curtains turned out great.  Somewhere on this @#$%^&  computer (excuse my language) there is a picture of her sewing.....but I can't find it and I can't get it off my camera again because it isn't "new".

We ended their vacation with a swim at the pool in McCook --- Chief Motel.  The train came in 1/2 hour late ---- 12:34 a.m.  But it DID come -- so they are now on their way back to Michigan --- and should arrive this evening at 10:30 p.m. ----- a LONG trip but one that works for a mom with 2 young boys.

A fun time was had by all !!!!!!!

Gary and Barb --- Gramma and Grampa