The Boyd's Visit

I have been getting a little homesick, and so it was great to have some family come and visit!!! Scott's Aunt Pat (GAP) and his Uncle Tony (GUT) came to visit us for the weekend!! YEAH!!! They arrived Thursday evening; just in time for dinner! We stayed up late visiting and catching up, and planning our adventures for the weekend. Scott had to go to work on Friday, so we went to Pendleton, OR and went shopping at the Pendleton Woolen Mill! It was a lot of fun! We took a tour of the Mill, and got to see how they make the wool and the blankets! After shopping we went to McDonald's and had a Happy Meal, and played in the play land for a little while! Riley had a great time! Then we headed home because GAP and GUT told us that they would watch Riley so that Scott and I could have a date night!! WOOHOO!!! Thank you very much GAP and GUT date nights are extinct up here since we so not know anyone! Scott and I went to dinner at PF Chang's and had some of there AWESOME Lettuce Wraps; and then we went to the movies! It was a great time!!! I think that Riley had a great time as well, because when we got home GAP was in bed....Riley must have worn her plum out! Saturday we went and took a tour of Scott's job site, and then we went and drove around the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site. This is where the government made plutonium for atomic bombs. In the process they were releasing radio active materials in the environment! Anyways, it is still a very high security place, and there are lot of places where you can not go unless you are BADGED...which we were not. I don't know why, but I just felt like we were doing something wrong or going somewhere we shouldn't and we were going to be gunned down. I know silly!! Anyways we went to this one point where there was a guard gate and this HUGE guy stepped out of the building and he had a gun strapped to his leg, and behind him on the wall was a poster that stated the 10 reasons to apply deadly force!!!! I was FREAKING out!!! He told us that we could not go beyond that point unless we were badges, and so we turned around and came home. I was majorly STRESSED and FRAZZLED!!! We came home and let Riley take a nap, and let me calm my nerves a little; and then we went to dinner on the Columbia River at Cedars! It was DELICIOUS and had a GREAT view of the river!! Sunday morning GAP and GUT left to head back to Texas. Thank you guys so much for coming to visit us. We had a great time, and it really helped ease the homesickness a little!! Here are some pictures of the weekend!

The girls outside Pendleton Woolen Mills!

Riley enjoyed running through the rows and rows of blankets!!! GUT was not far behind her chasing her around! Thanks GUT!!!

GUT holding Riley up so that she can pet the HUGE sheep!!!

Riley helping mommy pick out the blanket that GAP and GUT got for us. Isn't is beautiful. Thank you guys....we use it all the time!!!

Gut and Riley shopping ....aren't they cute!!!

Riley loved looking at this posted of all the different blanket that they have!

Riley listening to the the lady tell us all about the Pendleton Woolen Mills history! She was concentrating pretty hard, trying to figure out where that voice was coming from. LOL!

GAP, GUT and Riley on the tour!

While GAP was here she tried to teach Riley how to blow the Dandelions!

The first day was kind of tricky, she ate more than she blew!

GAP wanted to hold the flower so that she would not get it close to her mouth and eat it, and as you can see, she wanted to do it all by herself!!!

Riley practicing her blowing!!! LOL!!!

The second day was much more successful, and she also discovered that she could shake them and they would scatter!!!

Scott and I leaving for our date night!!

GUT and Riley drinking there joo-joo in the morning!!!

GUT attempting to get Riley dressed for the day!

What part goes through this hole?

Then she decided that she wanted to play, until he figured out what body part went in what hole!! LOL!!
GUT and Riley playing with the baby doll. You are going to be such a great Grandpa!!!