Road Trip--Part Two

After spending a week in Illinois, it was time to head back West. But before going home we had one more stop. Russ had the privilege of preaching at his college mentor's church in Amarillo, TX over Memorial Day weekend. So we drove from central IL to west TX. I'd never been in that part of the state before so it was fun to drive on unfamiliar roads. We took the boys to the little city zoo and hiked the Palo Duro Canyon with our friends, the Griffins. Russ preached a great sermon on Sunday and the next day we headed home. It was a whirlwind two weeks on the road but we had an awesome time. :)

The Amarillo Zoo was teeny tiny but perfect for the short distraction and walking around that we needed. Poor Garrett was bummed that we still didn't see any buffalo because theirs were being kept in a shed for awhile. :(

 This is how "we" hiked most of the way back on the trail. Garrett ran strong for awhile but then he wanted to be held and this momma couldn't do that for very long. So his daddy came to the rescue and carried both boys. My hero! PS: If you're going to hike the canyon, do it EARLY like we did. It was already getting warm by 8:30 in the morning and by the time we left, everyone was sweaty. It was beautiful though!! 

PPS: Garrett's favorite part was seeing a lizard and a snake on the trail. Had to add that. :)