Daddy

Oy.  We learned a lot about visiting at Coyote Ridge.  You go get your ticket before you get in the car line to wait to go to the parking lot.  You don't get in the little offshoot, but park on the main driveway...That way you can bypass all those folks who arrived first.  It was amazing to me that we were the eighth car in line and yet we were one of the last ones processed through.  We arrived at 11:00.  We got back to see Mike about 1:15.  It is a lot of sitting and waiting for kids.  But as Mike said...this is probably the only visit to this facility.  He will be moving to camp in a couple of months.  Here is hoping that means Larch.
We spent a couple of hours visiting with him.  The littles had lots to tell him.  Then they played a couple of games with him and colored some pictures.  They took him to the play area and played for awhile.  And they all ate junk out of the vending machines.
Silly me left my card in the machine and then we started out.  Remembered inbetween "gates" and rushed back.  We got lucky and the card was still in the machine.  Otherwise some one would have scored a nice $35 to use on their visit in the machines. 
It was good seeing him.  He looked good and has put weight back on.  Like he always does when incarcerated.  The littles were so happy and I'm glad we spent the time and the money to make the visit happen.  And we did the drive back quicker than the drive up.  Must have been the wind.