Third Day in Laramie

Our day started with going to church where Tom use to go as a kid.  Of course he didn't know anyone, but it was fun attending a ward instead of a branch.

As we were going home, we were telling Shae about the homes Tom lived in while growing up in Laramie, so we did a quick "drive-by."

This was their first home.  Tom and his two older brothers, Steve and Alan, were born in this house.  There are lots of great stories that come from this home.

Our next stop was the house we all remember.  The Rainbow Dr. house is where the younger three boys were born and where Quinten, Nicholas, Kendall and Krista have their memories.  It has changed a little with the new owners (they took the side porch off and built a room on the back). 

I have fond memories of Dorthella throwing the dinner rolls to the table from the oven (it was clear across the kitchen), all the brothers and Cecil sitting around the kitchen table singing in four-part harmony, and Quinten and Nicholas playing in the street gutter after a rain storm.  We were sad when the house sold.

But now the current house on Sanders has developed a lot of fun memories.  Cecil wanted to show off his new mower so went out after lunch to demonstrate his new toy.  That's pretty impressive for someone 88 years old.

Kendall wanted Rhaegan to play in Washington Park where she and Krista use to go and play for hours on the slides and swings.  She couldn't believe how small the slides were from what she remembers. She even asked if they had put new smaller slides in.  It is amazing how we view things different when we grow up.

Rhaegan had no fear on the slides!

The three brothers decided to 'ham' it up...

But then we had to get Cecil into the action.

There's never a dull moment around the Cupps' home.