Colorado Chronicles: Monday & Tuesday

Monday morning we bid farewell to Bev, Larry & Peublo in general and trekked over the mountain to Gunnison. Cody had the entire afternoon free, so we spent time with him, hanging out in our little hotel room. That evening we got to go over and see him wrestle two matches. Gideon really seemed to love the wrestling, all the action made him very vocal and excited.

(Can you see the trip beginning to take a toll on me. I was starting to feel the exhaustion by this point.)

All the excitement eventually took it's toll on the munchkin too. By the time uncle Cody wrestled his last match of the evening he was out.

Tuesday morning, we checked out of the hotel and went back to Wrestling camp for Cody's final two matches.

This time Gideon decided to participate.

Gideon gets the Pin!

But apparently taking down uncle Cody took everything out of him and by the time Cody wrestled his last match, the munchkin was done. Deja Vu.

The loss to his nephew not withstanding Cody had a GREAT camp. More than one coach tried to talk he and my mom into transferring to their schools. He finished with a record of 15-1. His only loss came at the hands of a two time defending Colorado state champion. And he only lost by a couple of points. He insisted that had he had more time (they were only wrestling 3 minute matches instead of regulation 6) he would have won. His coach says he's seen great improvement and is excited for the coming season to see what Cody can do. (Of course, that was his Colorado coach and chances are he'll be wrestling in Idaho, but hey at least he's supportive.) Anyway we're very proud of him and glad that he's doing so well.

The drive home was interesting. We left straight from wrestling camp (as soon as Cody showered of course), stopping only to fill up and grab some lunch. Once again I drove most of the way. Cody was on an adrenaline high and also had a concussion. Somehow that combination made him really goofy. He bought a cheap dart gun at a gas station and spent half the trip shooting everything in the car, including us. Oh well, it was funny.

Gideon even broke the law. He had a really stinky diaper and had to be out of his seat while we were driving so he could get it changed. What a little rebel!

Cody's goofiness reached it's peak when he started trying to come up with other uses for my neck support pillow. There were only two other things he found he could do with it. 1. Since it's red, hold it folded just right so that passing drivers think they're being mooned by Elmo. 2. Wear it as a ceremonial headress.

It's good to be home.