Blanche & Lucy drive back in Colorado

Well not all our travel days were filled with rain - between raindrops we had spots of sun with dramatic skies.

The Wind Farms in Illinois were beautiful to watch as they slowly turned.

Cheryl didn't want to stop in St Louis, Illinois - so on our 3rd night on the road we stopped early in Effingham, Ill.  Rested and shopped.

As expected - Kansas was full of dramatic weather - but thankfully (Dorothy) no tornadoes.

However, as we drove through Witchita, Kansas we hit our first snow storm. Yup - that's snow on the side of the road and on our windshield.

With all the storms - the colorful trees started to lose their beautiful leaves.

Our last night on the road we spent in Salinas Kansas - glad to stop and crash.

We took a different route to get to our destination this time - crossing diagonally across Colorado on Route 24.  East of Colorado Springs in a little town we found this very interesting drive through coffee stand - called - yes - Bikini Express - where they have hot coffee and hot gals!! Too wild - the gal slid open the window and Yup - there she was in a Bikini - at 35degrees ...brrrrrr.....

Friday night we finally landed in Canon City, Colorado - YIPPEE!! Here we are parked at our friend Dory's place with our little tomatoe VW bug, and the moving truck and on the right our RV....

Lucy (in front) and Blanche (behind on top step) were very happy to get our of the truck and run around in Dory's yard.

Fall decorations greeted us inside Dory's...

After a wonderful restful night - Dory & Barb made us a wonderful breakfast.

A delish breakfast for 4 greeted us in the morning.

Being a southern gal - Barb made us eggs, bacon, grits & bisquits. Yum! 

After breakfast we headed up to Highland's Ranch to visit the grandkids - here Ethan is being shy with Cheryl.

Once we arrived at Denise's - the dogs loved running in the back yard - unfortunately for us Blanche also loved rolling in the dirt back there too.  So it was bath-time for Blanche and Ethan decided he needed to help us wash her. 

After Blanche's bath we washed the tub and it was Ethan's turn - blowing bubbles in the tub and water fun is what he loves.

Tyler (my grandaughter) had a project to create a 'Tornado in a Jar' (jar on right) so Ethan created one too - in a little tupperware jar.  Here he is spinning his jar to watch his toy caught in the tornado.

Ethan likes to paint - so we got a paint set for his birthday an he painted in a book and we collected leaves and rocks and he painted those too.

Both Tyler and Ethan did a great job painting the leaves.

Of course - Boys will be Boys - so painting his face was more fun than the rocks or leaves for sure.

We celebrated Ethan's birthday for the whole weekend - so my daughter Denise & I took the Tomato Bug out for a ride with Tyler and Ethan.

And we stopped for an Ice Cream.

And then stopped at the Halloween store to pick up their costumes for Trick-or-Treating... Tyler will be a pop singer and Ethan is a Power Ranger.

After a big-boy haircut we went out for Birthday Pizza - Ethan's favorite.

And on another day we went out to Buffalo Wild Wings Sports Bar & Grill for a 'Double Birthday Lunch'.

All scrunched together in a booth - left to right - me, Ethan, Tyler, Cheryl, Denise and Gary.

Ethan opening one of his birthday gifts with Tyler. Ethan is now 4yr old.

Ethan & I are only a few days apart for our birthdays so for the last 4 years we have tried to celebrate together - Happy Birthday to us!!