RuedeBuhr Road Rage–Day Sixteen

Today, both Dave and Paula’s families gathered in a local park to plant a tree to commemorate their wedding.

The boys enjoyed all the attention they got.

Cooper enjoyed the warm sun.

It was great to see Kelly’s family.

Four generations of Ruedebusch men (left to right: Vihn, Dave, Gary, and Burnel)

Later in the afternoon, Vihn and I took a nap in the shade.

Ginger cracked jokes, Gary made subtle editorial comments.

Later in the afternoon, the wedding party headed out for the rehearsal.

The happy couple took a dry run at going through their vows.

Dave seemed pleased with how everything came together.

Afterwards, we all headed out to the rehearsal dinner.  

Ginger and Gary toasted the happy couple.

After a couple of glasses of line, Ginger expressed her feelings on the meaning of life and marriage.

RuedeBuhr Road Rage–Day Fifteen

Now that we were in Fort Collins for the wedding of Kelly’s brother, the boys were excited to meet Cassy.  Rufus, ever the old soul, made a formal bow of introduction. 

Cooper cut right to the chase.

Soon both Cassy and Cooper were exhausted.

Rufus took this opportunity to get to know Cassy a bit better.

It was a warm summer day, and everyone seemed inclined to wander into the back yard. 

Dave took a dry run at being a papa, and hung out with Baby Vihn for a bit.

Rufus had a hard time understanding why he was not allowed inside.  

That evening, Kelly headed out for Paula’s (her future sister in law) bachelorette party.

Ruedebuhr Road Rage – Day Fourteen

In Taos, we first explored the old downtown area.  The boys got to show off their Gentle Leaders.

Cooper drew a crowd, as usual…

We then went to see the ancient adobe pueblos.

We happened to be there on bread day, and the earthen ovens were closed and cooking.

Kelly wandered through the buildings taking pictures and absorbing the history.

 

It was particularly interesting to see the stock pens, which were still in use (although patched here and there in unusual ways)

On the way out, we checked out the old church and the cemetery next to it.

We returned to the RV and found Cooper fast asleep waiting for us.

We drove north on ruler straight roads, eventually crossing into Colorado.

The vistas grew increasingly spectacular, as snow covered mountains rose out of the arid plains.

Kelly worked on our wedding invitations until she was too carsick to continue, and then took breaks to enjoy the scenery.

All the while, Cooper helped me navigate.

Late that evening, we stopped briefly at a dog part in Colorado Springs so the boys could stretch their legs, before continuing on to Fort Collins.