My parents came up here to visit us for Memorial Day weekend. We had such a great time. They got here Friday, and after eating dinner Ron and I along with my parents went and saw Star Trek. I'm not a Star Trek fan, but I really enjoyed the movie. We took the Jeep to the movie theatres. My parents had never ridden in a Jeep and to have no top on they weren't sure what to expect. It was the funniest thing seeing my mom try to get out of the Jeep because it has no running boards and it is lifted. We had a great laugh over that. The next day Ron, my dad and a friend Ray went shooting. They had a great time. They got back and relaxed for a little bit then took all the kids up to Idaho City to go panning for gold. It was great for my mom and I because they were gone for several hours. They had a great time. Sunday we decided to go on a family outing instead of church. I don't condone this, but my parents only come up about once a year. We decided to go to Silver City. We knew nothing about it, but we googled it and it sounded interesting. It is about 90 miles away and for the last 20 it is through the mountains on a windy halfway dirt road. 
There was this one part of the road that had snow on both sides. It looked really cool.
There are only 2 places that are open. One is Pat's What-Not Shop and the other is the Hotel.
Silver City is only 2 streets about a block long. There are so many old buildings and they all had outhouses. I am so thankful that I have a flushing toilet and water. There were 2 outhouses that looked like they were 2 stories tall. I don't know how that would work and apparently you can see some of them with by appointment.
I think this is the deluxe model.
This is the church they have on the hill.
This is the church they have on the hill.
There was a little peek hole you could look inside of. 
View inside the peek hole.
The view of Silver City from the church.
Some other shots of Silver City.
It's hard going to a place that you know nothing about, but we were all glad we visited it. At one time Silver City had a population of almost 5000 people. I can't imagine that many people living there since it's so small.
On the way home we stopped at Given's Hot Springs and had our picnic we brought with us. When my parents come my dad always pays the kids for doing different things. He paid the winner of running at Given's. We had to have several races so that everyone got a chance to win.
Yes, Ron did loose this race to Courtney.
They raced again so that Ron could beat her, and he did.
Yes, Ron did loose this race to Courtney.
They raced again so that Ron could beat her, and he did.
Tyler beat Sydney so they had another race and Megan and Tyler skipped the whole time. Sydney did end up winning. 
Ok I will admit that I raced as well with Sydney and Tyler. I didn't win but I blame it all on my flip flops and lack of a supporting bra ;o). 
Pay up Grandpa. We had a great time with my parents here and we got to see new sites. Thanks Mom and Dad for coming and visiting us. We can't wait until next time!!!
2 comments:
Yes, you are slackers about not going to church! I was looking for you and your parents during gospel doctrine, so I could have you introduce them!
DId Candice make you feel guilty? :) Looks like a great weekend!!!
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