Schumacher Visit

My sister, brother and nieces made a trip from California and Nevada to spend Easter with the Grandmas. I took a couple days off from work to spend time with them and we packed alot into the three days. It was so nice to meet Fenna, had heard alot about her.

Thursday Jennifer was off from work so she hung out with us.  The first order of business was taking the tour through the high school.  I had called that morning to make arrangements for a tour but no one called me back.  We decided to just go there in person anyway.  Ed and I didn't go on the tour, Gracie stayed with us.  After the tour we met Gary for lunch at McDonald's, we got there before the high school kids did.

After lunch we went to the Little Big Horn Battlefield.  It has been several years since I've been here.  We wandered around the gift shop and museum.  We then walked up to Last Stand Hill and looked at the memorials.  We didn't drive to see the Reno-Benteen part.  Then we walked the trail to the Deep Ravine.  Got a good workout pushing Libby in her stroller on the way back up to the the top. It was a bit windy but at least the sun was shining. 

I fixed supper at my house and we had tacos.  I had to teach class later.  Gracie and Libby came to class to play on my mats.  The girls met my grandkids and were a little confused on how their new found cousins fit in the family dynamic.

Friday we went shopping in Billings.  It was a tad snowy just flurries.  We were on the tail end of a storm.  Gracie was disappointed that there wasn't any snow on the ground that she really wanted to see.  She was able to see the snow flakes from the car windows.  We wandered through Rimrock Mall.  We ate lunch at the Burger Grill which has the best burgers ever.  The girls and Ed wandered through Cabela's while Mary and I shopped for Easter dinner at Sam's Club.  Mary dropped me off at home while they toured Hardin some more.

Saturday we left for Meeteetse.  Mary had to be in Powell at noon to meet with the Lytle's.  Ed and Gracie rode with me to Meeteetse.  We car pooled on the way to Powell.  My group ate lunch in Cody then made it to Meeteetse.  We climbed the hill, which has been a very long time for me.  Wandered up on the top, then made our way back to the house by the gravel road.  Before our climb, Gracie petted the mules and horses that were grazing.  We ate dinner at the Elkhorn in town.  Mary and her group met us there.  Back to the house to dye Easter eggs.

Sunday morning we went to church and had to take two pews.  Mary and I fixed Easter dinner of ham, creamed potatoes, corn, tossed salad, dinner rolls and for dessert we had two pies an apple and cherry.  It was all very delicious.  Then we did some more planning for Mmom's birthday party in July.  It is pretty much done, just needed to finalize the menu for the BBQ and figure out what the notices for the papers should say.

I came home with a bunch of food for Gary and Jennifer, good thing I took a cooler with me.  It was a fun filled three days and went by so fast.