Trip to Green River

We were lucky enough to get to spend the weekend in Green River, Wyoming where I (Marlyce) grew up and still have siblings. So my family decided to see just how many of the Rawlings clan we could get together. There are 7 children, and with spouses and 14 grandchildren there are a total 28 members of the Rawlings clan. We managed to get 22 of us together and had a great time.

Packing for a weekend trip with a 13 month old is quite a chore. I spent most of Friday getting us ready and going over and over my list making sure I didn't miss anything. Kinley was trying so hard to be a good little helper. Her job was to get the camera...she did a great job.

While in Wyoming, Kinley played with her cousins until she was just exhausted. She even played right through nap time. We went to the river festival on the Green River. They were having an awesome art show and art competition that we went to. The highlight for Kinley was the 2 puppies that my brother and his wife and 3 girls are taking care of. The puppies mom mysteriously disappeared when the puppies were only a week or so old. So the girls have been bottle feeding them and having such a great time. Kinley had a blast with them and loved to snuggle up close to them and pet them. Sometimes she looked a bit like Lenny from "Of Mice and Men" and I was a little afraid the puppies were going to get loved to death. And Rich and I were able to see the Bourne Ultimatum finally. What an awesome show!

We all had such a great time and we just love being closer to family and enjoying a weekend with them.