The one about Reed's trip to Wyoming

Reed is quite possibly the cutest boy in the world.  All you have to do is look at his face- I can't apologize for it because I truly mean these words.

Last weekend was Reed's first trip to Wyoming. He met my Uncle Jeff and his wife Maria at the airport and they drove us halway to Green River, where we met up with my Mom.

Reed got to see Grams' house and Aunt Jesssie's house.  He played with Grams' dogs and took a bath in AJ's tub. Grandma took him to see the wild horse adoption corrals outside of Rock Springs, but he fell asleep and snoozed the whole time we were there. At least I got to enjoy it.  I was interesting to read about the wild horse population in the west.

Reed has now been on 8 flights since March. Follow along: OKC to PHX, PHX to OKC, OKC to MEM, MEM to IND, IND to ATL, ATL to OKC, OKC to SLC, SLC to OKC. I know eventually I will lose count, but as of now I might as well tally them, right?  He is outgoing and a people pleaser. He loves to throw out an unsolicited smile to the random passerby just to get the desired reaction of goo-goo ga-ga talk. 

He's usually quite somber just after a nap when he's trying to wake up. Saturday morning we went to the Moose for breakfast because my sister was working one of her multiple jobs.  We waited till after his first nap, so when we went, he was pretty calm and still a little spacey.  We randomly bumped into our family friend Heather and some of her kids.  It was great to see her... I think it's actually been years since we've seen each other. 

Daddy had flown with us to SLC, but we parted ways at the airport.  Mike jumped in the car with Uncle Clark and they zipped down to Moab for an XTerra triathlon the next morning. Thankfully neither of them were hurt, but one competitor was life-flighted from the bike course after a pretty awful wreck.  Clark stayed with the guy, holding his head and trying to make sure he'd be okay.

Grams and I took Reed to the train bridge where he could watch the trains come and go.  He loved playing on the rails and crawling around exploring.  I was happy to take his picture in such a cool spot. Not only does the train bridge make for cool photos, but it's a place where you can see two of the most identifying landmarks of the town.  To the North you can see Castle Rock and to the South you can see Man's Face Mountain. I wish I could have captured the white GR on the side of the mountain, but it ended up being covered by the rail. Here they are in that order:

I regret not planning it better, he was sleepy and ready for a nap.  It was NOON which is the worst possible time to take outdoor photos- I know better, but that's what time it was when we were in the area. Sometimes you just have to make it work, you know? The shadows were driving me insane, but my mom was such a good assistant- Reed was just in the mood to explore- not in the mood to pose.  Grams was continuously turning him around and pointing him the direction I desired.  I think I might get her one of those shiny gold pop up things, that might help with my outdoor photos. *grin* For more of this photo shoot, please visit my google picasa album. Just click here, oh and save it to your favorites. 

I think it was one of my favorite trips back home, ever.  I had a lot of quality time with my mom in the car on the way too and from GR, it went so fast!  Saturday night we made crazy margaritas in my sister's food processor, which took the place of her missing blender. We always have a blast together. 

It's awesome to watch my mom and sister with Reed. I love seeing Jessie as a real aunt and my mom as a real Grandma. If I could capture one thing with my camera it would be of the love that you can see in their eyes when they look at him.  It's truly special.