Garcia-Young Family Fun: Fun in Wyoming!

Sunday Morning we left my parents house and headed for Evanston, WY. We arrived at our friends house just in time to change our clothes and go to church. In their primary there were 5 of her kids, 3 of my kids and 3 other kids. In Nursery there was Allyssa(my friends little girl), and Callie. Big difference from my ward. The second week they did have more kids in primary and in the nursery. After Church I made rolls for dinner. Nicole's Parents and her Brother's Family came to eat. The roast her dad made was fabulous. After dinner and kids playing we took a drive up the mountains to drop the trailer off. Then it was back to Nicole's to put kids to bed. Putting ten kids to bed it no easy task. My friend Nicole has 6 kids, Abby 11 (almost 12), Jessica 10, Brandon 7 1/2, Madison 5 1/2, Mallory 3(almost 4), and Allyssa almost 2. My kids are Emily 7, AJ 5 1/2, Jana 3(almost 4), and Callie who will be 2 in October. Do you see a pattern? We do have a lot of fun when we get together. Anyway after putting the kids to bed I taught Mike and Nicole to play Ticket To Ride. The greatest game ever. We stayed up way to late. Monday morning Nicole and I took Allyssa and Callie to Salt Lake to pick up Alex from the Airport. We took a quick stop at Walmart, Costco and Kohl's. We picked up Alex and headed back to Wyoming. When we got back to their house we finished packing to go camping. Then we were off back up the mountains. We set up camp, and then roasted hot dogs over the campfire for dinner. We were so nervous with the kids we didn't take any pictures. :( Then the Mike and Alex help the kids make smores, while Nicole and I set up beds. Then it was time to put kids to bed. Abby brought a friend so this time we put 11 kids to bed. After most of the kids were asleep we played Ticket to Ride. Again staying up to late. In the morning we ate muffins for breakfast, and then we started the day of fun. Mike borrowed three four wheelers from his dad and one from Nicole's dad. Thanks for letting us use them. We took turns taking the kids for rides on the smaller ones, and the guys went on a long ride on the big ones. We had sandwiches for lunch, turkey, cheese and avocado, for me. Yummy! Then we drove back to Evanston for Brandon's Baseball game. The adults each took a shower and the kids put their swim suits on and ran through the sprinklers. Then we stayed at the house with the kids, while Mike and Nicole went to the game. We ordered pizza for dinner and then headed back up the mountain. We let the kids play for a little while and then it was time for bed. Abby's friend had to stay home so we were back to 10 kids. When the kids were all in bed we played Ticket to Ride and then Rook. Staying up way to late again. The next morning we ( all the adults) made french toast, eggs, sausage, and bacon for breakfast. Then we went on a ride up the mountain. We had a lot of fun ride the trails and hitting the bumps. We road up to the top to see a fabulous view. Then we went down the other side and took pictures from the bottom, showing the top. It was fun going through the rocks, snow, mud and the river. When we got back it was time for lunch. Nicole and I fed the kids while Mike and Alex went for another ride. When they got back they made Cheese steaks for dinner. Yummy! The kids built a fort and played there most of the time. After dinner we cleaned up and it was time to put kids to bed. We again stayed up to0 late playing games. We get so in to playing we take picture so we can see what was in the widow after the hand is over. The next morning we had muffins again for breakfast, with watermelon. We went for a shorter ride on the four wheelers and then started to pack up to leave. The kids had lots of fun playing in their fort and taking turns on the four wheelers. When it was time to leave I had mixed feelings. I had so much fun playing, but I was ready for a shower. On the fourth we had lots of fun we set up the water slide and let the kids play. For dinner I made mushroom and swiss burgers. Yummy! Nicole put together a veggie tray, fruit salad, pasta salad and corn on the Cobb. A fabulous Meal. After Dinner Mike and Alex put on their Fabulous Fireworks show. We started a little earlier so we finished in time to drive up the hill and see more fireworks. It is so cool to see fireworks in Evanston. You can look in any direction and see fireworks in the sky. Most of the time you don't know which way to look. Thanks for the Great show. After putting the kids to bed we stayed up late playing games again. Always fun. Saturday we played on the water slide with the kids. Then the adults went to dinner while the kids had hot dogs and pizza. We went to a Mexican Restaurant Don Pedros. The food was great and the company was wonderful. Sunday we went to church with them and then got ready to leave. We were both so tired we decided to leave monday morning. So monday morning we got up packed the car and were off to drive home to California. Thanke you Mike and Nicole for a wonderful time. We always have fun. Thank you Alex for driving most of the way home. And thanks to the DVD player that kept the kids quiet.