Gary & Kathy’s Spring Break Visit

During our spring break, we had the chance to have Gary & Kathy stop by with Ripley (their dog, and Finley’s half-brother).

On their drive up from Arizona and St. George, Gary was going a little too fast and got pulled over. Gary and the officer had a pleasant exchange about why Gary was in such a hurry. Gary told him about being from Alaska and coming down to get some sunshine and visit his grandchildren. The officer came back with only a warning and told him that this would have been $300 ticket. “So instead of paying the fine, go spend that on your grandkids.”

Gary took that quite literally and paid his ticket by showing up with a crisp $50 bill for each of his six grandkids. Not sure what the cop was thinking, because now anytime they ride with Grandpa Gary, they will be encouraging him to go faster and faster.

Springtime in Utah is famously schizophrenic weather-wise. You can experience all five Utah seasons in the space of just a couple days. This happened while Gary & Kathy were with us, but the highlight of the trip was a quick trip to a nearby park to enjoy some sunshine.

The kids fished (and caught nothing) and the dogs played and then took their humans on a good walk. We ate sandwiches and snacks and enjoyed the sun. It was a nice day out.

I’m sure Gary and Kathy were excited to head back home to Alaska after spending a couple months in Arizona, but we were certainly glad they were able to stop by our place for a few days during our spring break.