Road-Trip

This was our last meal stop on the way home, and we couldn't take anymore fast food. Unfortunately, the boys were getting very restless, we were only about 3 hours from home. Anyway, Brian must have been restless too, he requested Cracker Barrel for lunch, and he hates Cracker Barrel (b/c of the store)!! The food was a great change, and the porch was the perfect place for Andy to run around. And, Brian even bought himself a little treat of gummy bears from the store (maybe we'll be able to eat there in the future).

Thank God for Monkey Joe's in Lexington!!! This was Andy's first real bounce house experience, it was just what we needed after 6+ hours in the car!!

Playing at a rest stop, it was in the mid 70's in Ohio, so nice!!

We recently drove to MI for the 4th of July weekend. We turned a 12 hour drive into a 2 day trip, and tried to find some fun things to do along the way. Brian found a great book with things to do with kids along I-75. It gave some funny suggestions, and we made our own notes. I see this book being used a lot in the years to come. The boys did really well, the first day was a little crazy, just figuring things out. But, by the last day on our way home, we became that family playing at the rest stop!

Funny story, we did find a way to stop at the Cincinnati zoo on the way home. Very cool! The only problem was we went to the zoo in the late afternoon as we watched the car thermometer climb into the low/mid 90's. We had a fabulous time even though we were all totally sweaty and smelly. Andrew enjoyed downing the water/gatorade, while we tried to find any animals that weren't sleeping and trying to stay cool. We did buy one of those cheesy entrance photos that I know will help us remember how funny that trip was!