Easton Golfing Day 2 May 17, 2025

Grandpa Mike and I were really excited to see Easton golf.  So glad he had a tournament on Saturday.  Good timing.  Both of us were impressed by the skill level Easton showed us.  Pretty sure Grandpa Mike was still talking about how good Easton golfed the rest of the day.  Its tee time!!!

I took a lot of pictures as we followed Easton!

Unique environment!  We got to hear the cows mooing while we watched Easton. 

The cheering section.  You can't actually cheer until the end of each hole.  Golf etiquette you know. We all watched in silence until each hole was completed.  

Thanks for letting us know.  

When I first took this picture I thought the coyote was real.  Then I noticed it didn't move.  Not real. Fooled me for a minute. 

Grandpa Mike and I stayed for the first 9 holes.  The weather was turning and Mike just had surgery on his eye so his eye was getting sore.  Nothing serious, cataract removed.  

Easton was on the 18th hole when there was a delay because of lightening.  Unfortunately, his group had to wait it out.  They were almost done when the delay was called. 

The tournament was over and it was pizza time!  Make your own!  Mark cooked each one separately in the pizza oven! Yum! Here we are creating. 

Creating and then eating our creations!

The time had come.  We all got our Wisconsin gear on for the group picture. Thank you Keri and Mark for buying us all gear to represent where Ryland is off to college.  

We all made the Wisconsin W.  We had to practice doing the W before the picture to get it right.  

What a day!  Golf, food and family. Thanks to the Doolittles for hosting us and creating a great memory. Graduation is next! 

Colorado Getaway October 2020

A visit to the Doolittes in Colorado was a great getaway.  Family is the best!  Wildlife abounds in Colorado even on the golf course while Keri and Mark are golfing. 

Ryland has grown so much since the last time I saw him.  He isn't a little boy anymore!

Keri and Mark are having a house built and this is the progress that has been made.  It is on 1.3 acres of land and they have a beautiful view. 

This is one part of the view but not the most fabulous.  Not sure I got a picture of the fabulous one.

King of the mountain. 

Easton and Bentley!  

This is the first of several pictures of Bentley just watching me! 

We took a hike up to St. Mary's Glacier.  Easton took his sled because the last time they made the hike you could sled on the glacier.  The hike is about a mile up at 10,000 feet elevation.  Out of breath for sure.  

Ready, set, go!

Lots of rocks to maneuver over!

Well, there is a story here.  We took a wrong turn and instead of turning around and going back (it wouldn't have been very far back) Keri decided we would climb up the side of a mountain.  That could be an exaggeration.  It was a short distance but very steep, thus the crawling.  Instead of helping Keri took a picture.  

You can see the glacier in the distance. 

Snow, I love snow. 

More rocks. 

We made it to the glacier.  It was almost melted so no sledding for Easton.  The last time they were at the glacier the whole area you see was full of snow.  There was an attempt to get to the rock in the lake but the rocks were wet and unstable.  

So a smiley picture on the rocks will have to suffice. 

The road less traveled, Easton.

If you can't sled you pretend to sled. 

Let's go!

The hike back down was much easier!  Off we go to Buffalo Bill's grave sight. 

Playing the part. 

Buffalo Bill has quite the resume! 

His wife Louisa was buried with him. 

People were throwing money on the grave.  We thought is was odd until we read this.  Great story about the buffalo head nickels. 

Buffalo Bill Cody at first wanted to be buried in Cody, Wyoming.  There was some controversy over his burial site. Many thought he should be buried in Cody but this shows that Buffalo Bill changed his mind and wanted to be buried in Colorado.  

Buffalo Bill and his wife Louisa. 

We stopped at the gift shop.  The focus here seemed to be the saddle and horse not the woman herself. 

Our view on the way home. 

And here he is again.  Keri gets his attention this time. 

I see you Bentley. 

Bentley is a great dog!  Well, trained and very friendly.  

This was a great getaway.  The boys had a break from school.  Keri and I did some craft things. Love this family!