The mind of a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9
Our plans: Drive from Casper on Wednesday to Denver to watch the Little House on the Prairie musical. (More about that in a moment)
God's plans: Winter storm forecasted, leave Casper on Tuesday night.
Our plans: Jodi, Grandma Sandy, Allie, Sarah and Lindsay attend the musical while Phil, Timothy and Savannah stay in Laramie with Wayne.
God's plans: Sandy prefers that Phil drive on icy roads and she stay in Laramie with wee ones.
Our new plans: Drive to Denver Tuesday night, stay in hotel, get up on Wednesday, go to musical, drive back to Laramie same night.
God's plans: Really bad weather and roads so we stopped in Wellington and canceled hotel reservation in Denver.
Wednesday morning: A family pose at the hotel in Wellington, CO before leaving for Denver.
Standing near Buell Theatre. Yes, it was a tad bit chilly!!
The first restaurant we spotted was the one we picked. It was a fun diner with excellent food! Even better, we were in and out in less than an hour.
Allie with her Dad.
***One of our family's all time favorite thing to do is watch Little House on the Prairie. I grew up watching almost every episode on Monday nights on prime time. (Yes, prime time has changed a bit in the last 25 years!) Our children have all 9 seasons on DVD and they are well-loved, well-used and well-lent out to friends.
When we heard that a Little House musical was coming to Denver with none other than Melissa Gilbert (the actress who played Laura in the television series) starring in the role of Ma, I really wanted to go. We decided to give the tickets to the girls for a early Christmas present and made plans to attend the musical at the December 23 matinee.
Sitting at the restaurant, I shared with the girls that I had met Melissa Gilbert when I was about their age while ice skating in Sun Valley, Idaho. They never realized what a cool mom they had :)!
The musical was amazing. Another very special treat was realizing that Melissa Gilbert's son in real life was playing the part of Willie. We laughed, we cried (at least I did), and we had a very special trip together as a family. *****
A picture with mom at the musical -- Little House on the Prairie.
I so wish I could have taken pictures or video of the production, but that was strictly prohibited. Here is a picture of the program instead.....
...and a picture with dad.
Our plans: Drive back to Laramie, hang out with Wayne and Sandy and see little ones.
God's plans: The snow had fallen steadily all day and by the time we got north of Denver, the winds had started to pick up. When we heard that the road to Laramie was closed, we resigned ourselves to another hotel stop along the way. This time we found a room in Loveland near outlet stores and many restaurants. Since Wayne told us that Timothy and Savannah were doing fine and they didn't even miss us, we decided to relax and make the most of the situation.
We enjoyed a great meal at Johnny Carino's, more swimming and finished off the evening watching part of The Nativity Story in the hotel room.
Phil and I actually enjoying a hot dinner without the toddlers present :).
As I reflect back on the trip I realized we spent a little more time and a little more money than originally anticipated, but in the process we took a few more pictures and made a few more memories. For that I am thankful.
The mind of a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9
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