Grandpa Bruce Visit

My (Brent's) dad, otherwise known as Grandpa Bruce, stopped by for a visit on the way to Kansas.  The boys always love seeing Grandpa.  I think it's probably because he loves wrestling with them, he always seem to just understand their wildness, and he potentially even has better LEGO and construction building skills than Brent...though that last part might be very much in dispute.

The real reason for the trip through Colorado to Kansas was to be recognized as a member of the Norton High School state championship wrestling team on their 40th anniversary.  They had a big wrestling meet in town and at the break between before the finals they called out each member of the team and recognized them.  It was pretty great to witness and I am sure my dad had a lot of fun connecting with many people from his past.

These were all the members that attended from his team above, including his coach.  From spending so much time as a kid as I grew up in Norton for vacations, I actually recognized far more people than I remembered.  In the yellow shirt is actually my Uncle Evan, and to the right of him is the son of Jack Wards (who owned a shop in town that my Grandpa used to take me to every time I came out).  I also remember the coach, who is standing just to the right of my dad...though I am having trouble recalling his name at the moment.

Another good reason to go out for a quick trip was to see my Grandma.  She has had some health problems recently, but seems to be hanging in there in good spirits.  We were able to help her go through some stuff in her house and just spend some quality time with her.

Her is another picture, similar to mine, with my dad and grandma.  The trip also was a good opportunity to have a long hang out time with my dad.  We exchanged hilarious stories about high school and college, worked our way through eclectic music collections, and discussed everything from politics to religion it seemed like.  It really was a great trip.