Sunday drive

It all started Saturday morning with Fred making the announcement that he had a dream about Big R (a western, ranching, farming, catch-all type store) and that we should go there. The only Big R that I remember is in Redmond, OR, so I laughed and said "whatever"...Fred reminded me that there was one in Alamosa, CO and thus, the Leisher family gathered in the car on Sunday morning heading off to Big R. It was a nice drive and we looked at the cow shaped trees which Lukey says are "silly" and admired the mountains. We stopped at the old train yard and were well covered in black soot. Then for the big event...Big R...we admired the cute western wear, found a kettle for our wood stove and Luke and Logan picked out Thomas stickers (what else) and gumballs (of course). After this, we decided to drive a little further and visit the Great Sand Dunes. I was not thinking that we were going to see much other then snow capped hills but it turned out to be a perfect day; not too cold and the sand was actually warm in spots. We finished out the day with more trains, some pizza and a quiet ride home. All in all a nice Sunday event.