Wyoming and Susie's Wedding

We headed out Wednesday afternoon for Wyoming. Our plane left late afternoon from Greenville. We made it through security and got on the plane. Jackson did great flying! We had some turbulence so as I am gripping the seat, Jackson was holding onto my shirt. We had a very short layover in Cleveland. The flight to Denver was about 3 hours. I thought I would never get off that plane. Jackson went back and forth. Then he pushed the window shade up and down. We had snacks, read books, but we did not sleep. It was exhausting! We got to Denver around 8:30, rode the train to baggage, rode the bus to get the rental car, and headed to the hotel. Jackson stayed awake until we got on the rental car bus.

We all slept hard and then went to eat breakfast. The Embassey Suites is a great place to stay with Jackson, the breakfast lover. We were on the road by 9. I love the drive to Laramie because you can see so far. The landscape is so different from SC. We drove through Cheyenne before going on to Laramie.  We stopped at the highest point on I-80 before going to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Jackson was excited to see everyone! He learned some new tricks while in Wyoming.  He can now climb up the stairs.  He did it several times and was so proud of himself.  He also enjoyed playing with some old toys, but the blinds were probably his favorite!

The rehearsal went smoothly. Jackson loved walking along the pews.  The rehearsal dinner was great.  Jackson was a little tired, but he was able to hang in there for awhile.

We spent the wedding day decorating the church.  Jackson needed a nap, so we drove around for an hour so he could sleep.  It is hard to get him to take naps when we are not at home.  After lunch, we took Jackson to a splash park.  It is so nice.  I wish we had one in Anderson. Jackson loved being in the water.

Then it was wedding time!  Susie was beautiful and so was the wedding.  Jackson was good for the most part. He slept during the first part, and then got a little restless.  We stood at the back, and he behaved. After pictures, we headed to the reception.  It was the Depot, and the building is beautiful!  Jackson enjoyed the food and watching all of the trains go by. He also liked dancing to the music. We are so happy for Susie and Justin!

We had to leave by 9:30 to get to Denver on time.  We were running a little behind, so that was stressful.We finally got to the airport and made it through security. The flight to Chicago was good.  There were kids in front of us and behind us, so they kept Jackson entertained. Of course he still wanted to go back and forth. We had a short layover in Chicago. We had to change terminals and had to ride a bus on the runway.  It was kind of scary being surrounded by big planes driving around. We got McDonald's for dinner. That was twice in one day which is 2 more times than Jackson has ever had.  He is now a fan.  It was neat seeing the city as we took off.  I would love to go to Chicago one day.  Jackson finally got some sleep on the plane.  He slept the whole flight from Chicago to GSP.  It was late when we got in, and thankfully my parents picked us up. By that time, Baby J was wired.  He was excited to see Nonni and Papa J.  Tim and I were exhausted, but he did not go to sleep until well after midnight!

We had a wonderful time on our trip.  We only wish that we could have stayed longer!

So I had a lot more pictures from the wedding, but someone was trying to help me at the computer and deleted all of those pictures.