Pete's graduation

Our son Peter just graduated from Wyo tech in diesel mechanic this past weekend.

So me and Jay packed up and headed to the wonderful state of Wyoming. We left really early on Friday morning so we could visit and get ready before the graduation at 2:30 pm.

Everything was going fine until we stopped about two hours before Laramie. There was a big accident involving 2 semi trucks with fuel tanks and we had to sit for an hour while they cleaned it up. We also should have made a bathroom trip. We were so uncomfortable but managed to hang on until we got to Rawlings. We arrived in Laramie just in time to see if we could get a room but no one was at the front desk. So we met with Pete and his girlfriend and headed to the graduation. I wanted to get dressed and freshened up but Pete said not to worry it wasn't that formal. And he was right people were dressed sloppy but I still would have liked to at least cleaned up from our journey. The graduation was nice nothing fancy we weren't able to hear most of it the speakers were echoing. But it was so good to see him so happy and a job well done.

We finally got our room nothing great but it was the only room in town and then we took Peter and Bonni out to dinner at Applebees. The town was very busy with Wyo tech graduation and Laramie University home coming game and a Lenard Skinnerad concertand I don't like crowds but we had a great time getting to know Bonni. After dinner Pete took us to his adopted grandmas house and we had a nice visit with her and sang some songs for her and ate some cheese cake bonni made.

The next day Pete was suppose to leave for his new job but Bonni convinced him to stay just one more day. They spent the day together while me and Jay went sight seeing.

We first went to the Lincoln statue visitor center and up happy Jack canyon. Then we headed to Cheyenne to a couple train museum. Jay wanted to see the Big Boy because he and his dad loved trains and they followed the big Boy across the state idaho and Utah until it got to Ogden's train Museum. The museum was fascinating and it was a beautiful day. We also enjoyed homemade mini quiche at the farmers market.

We took Bonni and Pete out for pizza and me and Jay went on a walking tour of Laramie. It was good to see them and get away from the every day stresses of life but it was a short trip and we missed the other kids so Sunday we headed home and we decided to take a different way home by Bear Lake and a good thing we did they closed the road due to a fire. It was a beautiful drive looking at all the fall colors. We made it home safe and sound and Peter made it to Lincoln Nebraska just fine. He starts his new job on the 27th. We will miss him so much but we wish him all the best and who knows maybe there will be a wedding coming up soon?

Updates

Where did the summer go? I can't believe how fast time is flying by so quickly and before you know it it will be summer again.
A lot has happened with our family since I blogged in July. Lacey turned 15 wow She is growing up so fast.
She just started High School and she is taking a journalism class and she will be working on the yearbook. She is also involved in FFA and plans to go to all the football games to cheer on her friends in color guard. I have also signed her up for piano again after having one year off. She will do well because she is very talented but well see how much she likes it when I get her up at 6:00 AM for her lessons.
Lacey also was involved in the fair showing her lamb. She does this every year and this year she did all right she earned a blue ribbon and sold it to the company Jay works for. she also entered a picture of Seymore as a puppy that she took on her cell phone she got 2nd place ribbon not to bad for only using a cell phone. We love the whole fair days. We were only able to spend one day at the fair and rodeo because this year we went to a baptism in American Fork and a sealing at Mt Timpanogas Temple and a missionary farewell in Orem and camping at lakeside RV park with my mom and Randy. It was a wonderful weekend seeing family and friends.
I also had to say goodbye to my terrific sister Tammy. She and Charlie moved far far away to Green Bay Wisconsin but I wish her all the joy and happiness that I can and we hope to come and see her next summer.
Something really exciting that has happened is that I will be a Grandma again! The baby is due in April and we are so happy for them. They are hoping for a boy so Rocky can share a room and Sam won't have to share her shoe money. J.J. isnt as excited as we are at least not yet since he is the babysitter while Sam works.
My news is getting even better Pete will graduate from Whyotech and he has all ready landed himself a good job in Lincoln Nebraska we are so proud of him but we will miss him but wish him all the best at his new life.
Other family members are doing great! Alex is working at a mattress pad company he is doing well at it and enjoys not working at Wendy's anymore.
Andy has stated USU again and working part time. Jay is busy with work and enjoying no calling at church for awhile. He is also having fun playing with our fifth wheel trailer.
I am now teaching Primary in our new ward I teach the 4 year olds. I also started school lunch again and I am enjoying getting back to a regular work routine.
As you can tell our lives have been very busy but non the less fulfilling.