April 2012 Roadtrip

Jeff and I with our newest and biggest business purchase thus far. What a big moment!

Adelle looking straight ahead to avoid getting car sick. Poor babe did great on the road trip!

Emmett refusing to sleep in the car and occupying himself with anything he could find... his feet were this choice apparently.

And last but not least, the easiest traveler, the one who slept the most and needed to the least. Braxton Allan. Isn't it ironic. The beginning of this month we took a road trip to Utah to pick up the machinery that we bought for the business and of course to visit all the family we have in the area. It was such a wonderful trip. I really enjoy going on road trips with my family and I have many memories from growing up and going on roadtrips. This road trip I think was the best we've had yet. We started out on Friday after Braxton got out of school. We hit the road and didn't look back to the hail we were having on the second to the last day of March. We drove and Adelle threw up, but I was prepared and caught it in the bag. We kept driving and met my parents in Ellensburg at a little burger joint for dinner. Then they went south and we went North and ended up getting into Spokane late that night. Emmett didn't sleep the whole way. What a stinker. Adelle and Brax slept for like the last hour. We got there and the guy checking us in was old and wanted to shoot the breeze. It was annoying, we just wanted to get into a room and sleep. We ended up doing that soon enough and the next morning we ate their free breakfast and took a swam in their pool. Then we blew that pop-sickle stand and went to see our good friends in Spokane. We had a good visit there, the kids played outside, we ate lunch, and then back on the road until dark. We made an out-of-the-way stop to see my good friend from high-school/college who hasn't met any of my kids except for Braxton. Courtney was working at a restaurant in Mt. so we ate there and visited with her. Then I took the wheel and we made it eventually to our brother and sister's in Idaho where we stayed the next couple days with them and another brother. We really enjoyed our time in Idaho. These uncles and auntie are so good to our kids, and us, and we all love being around them. Andrew and Rachel are building a fantastic home and we got to see the progress and all the boys got to help pour the sidewalks while we were there visiting. Then it was on the road after a nice break to our final destination, UT. We stayed with Jeff's parents and brother in Utah and spent lots of time with them and with cousins. The kids all slept together with their cousins and constantly played. The weather was beautiful and I got to run in the mornings (busted 6 tubes in my jogging stroller because of dang Utah thorns). We fed horses and played at the park a lot. We saw my brother and his fiance' and ate at Cafe Rio' (not enough times). I met up with a good old friend for dinner and we talked for hours until they kicked us out of the restaurant. love her! We hung out with another sister and her family and I kicked Jeff's bum at ping-pong... We drove the kids by the first place we lived. A little basement apartment in the ghetto of Provo. They didn't really think much of it but we enjoyed it. On the last day there we picked up the new equipment early and headed home. We drove straight through and got home in the middle of the night. The kids all slept a lot of the way and it was a smooth and relaxing trip. The funniest quote of the trip was from Adelle. We were driving home and it was getting late, just after we stopped for dinner. We told the kids to take a nap because we were almost home. Adelle sweetly said, "how are we almost home if I haven't even thrown up yet?" Poor girl knows how she gets in the car! We ended up making it home without her getting sick at all. Horray. Braxton sweetly responded to her comment with, "Adelle, maybe you aren't going to throw up this time. You don't always throw up in the car." We had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who hosted us so well and who made arrangements to see us. And to those we didn't see.... we will next time. It was a busy trip!