Man, I have a lot of time to blog when I am in the car for 10-12 hours a day.
We ate dinner at leal's in Clovis, new Mexico. It was divine. I haven't eaten that many carbs in a while but it was soooo worth it. Yum.
We also got out pirate costume stuff along the route.
Headed to brownfield now to stay with Steven's brother. He and Maggie are making shadow puppets in the car right now.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Day 2 part 3
Man, I have a lot of time to blog when I am in the car for 10-12 hours a day.
We ate dinner at leal's in Clovis, new Mexico. It was divine. I haven't eaten that many carbs in a while but it was soooo worth it. Yum.
We also got out pirate costume stuff along the route.
Headed to brownfield now to stay with Steven's brother. He and Maggie are making shadow puppets in the car right now.
We ate dinner at leal's in Clovis, new Mexico. It was divine. I haven't eaten that many carbs in a while but it was soooo worth it. Yum.
We also got out pirate costume stuff along the route.
Headed to brownfield now to stay with Steven's brother. He and Maggie are making shadow puppets in the car right now.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Day 2
I am pretty stinking tired today and my McDonald's coffee sucks.
But, we got up and out of the hotel quickly this morning. I went to Kroger this morning and was shocked to see a dozen eggs for 79 cents. Maybe we should move? The price of eggs is a good motivator. How is that word pronounced, Carla?! Just kidding.
We are about three hours away from alburqurque. Man, that word is hard to spell. And I found a chick fil a with a a playground and wifi so I am feeling hopeful.
Here are a few pictures... Patrick took off his socks and put them on his hands and was pretending to box. Maggie is writing cards and listening to music and Steven is trying to annoy me.
But, we got up and out of the hotel quickly this morning. I went to Kroger this morning and was shocked to see a dozen eggs for 79 cents. Maybe we should move? The price of eggs is a good motivator. How is that word pronounced, Carla?! Just kidding.
We are about three hours away from alburqurque. Man, that word is hard to spell. And I found a chick fil a with a a playground and wifi so I am feeling hopeful.
Here are a few pictures... Patrick took off his socks and put them on his hands and was pretending to box. Maggie is writing cards and listening to music and Steven is trying to annoy me.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Day 1 part 3
About one and a half hours away from Williams, Arizona. I negotiated a good deal on a hotel room with my phone. We should be there right before midnight.
We stopped at carl's junior in Barstow because the web said that there was a nice playground there. We get there and the playground was closed! What the poop?!
Luckily, there was a burger king next door with an indoor playground so Patrick and I walked next door while Maggie and Steven for some food. He played and we ate. The playground was hot.
We for back in the car and the kids watched lion king 1 1/2. Patrick didn't nap so I thought he might pass out pretty soon. We got to needles and I really needed a potty break. We stopped at a McDonald's there. Patrick has been wearing a diaper during the trip but has stayed dry the whole day. He just uses the potty with us.
We for back on the highway and Patrick said the most dreaded phrase.... I feel sick and barfed up chocolate milk. We pulled over in a tiny town and cleaned him up. It was 9:00 but the town was shut down. We for him and his seat as clean as possible and for him back in the car.
He just fell asleep. I volunteered to stay awake when we get to the hotel and wash and dry his stuff. I can get some sleep tomorrow while Steven drives.
Not the best way to end the first day of our trip but everyone is still in a good mood and Maggie is doing great with her eye patch.
We stopped at carl's junior in Barstow because the web said that there was a nice playground there. We get there and the playground was closed! What the poop?!
Luckily, there was a burger king next door with an indoor playground so Patrick and I walked next door while Maggie and Steven for some food. He played and we ate. The playground was hot.
We for back in the car and the kids watched lion king 1 1/2. Patrick didn't nap so I thought he might pass out pretty soon. We got to needles and I really needed a potty break. We stopped at a McDonald's there. Patrick has been wearing a diaper during the trip but has stayed dry the whole day. He just uses the potty with us.
We for back on the highway and Patrick said the most dreaded phrase.... I feel sick and barfed up chocolate milk. We pulled over in a tiny town and cleaned him up. It was 9:00 but the town was shut down. We for him and his seat as clean as possible and for him back in the car.
He just fell asleep. I volunteered to stay awake when we get to the hotel and wash and dry his stuff. I can get some sleep tomorrow while Steven drives.
Not the best way to end the first day of our trip but everyone is still in a good mood and Maggie is doing great with her eye patch.
Day 1 part 2
Maggie laid down as we crossed over the Mojave desert and the tehacipe pass so I had to take over with the slug bug graph and license plate bingo. I found a tour bus from Mexico. I made a special box for Mexico.
We went past the airplane graveyard and I have Patrick some little jets to play with. George from McDonald's gave them to him. Maggie got some monkey notecards.
Patrick really wants to climb the mountains that we are going over.
We will stop in about 1 hour for dinner. I think I have found a Carl's junior with a playground in Barstow. That would be an appropriate place for dinner on a Sunday since we didn't go there after church.
We went past the airplane graveyard and I have Patrick some little jets to play with. George from McDonald's gave them to him. Maggie got some monkey notecards.
Patrick really wants to climb the mountains that we are going over.
We will stop in about 1 hour for dinner. I think I have found a Carl's junior with a playground in Barstow. That would be an appropriate place for dinner on a Sunday since we didn't go there after church.
The Cole family vacation day 1
We left right after church. The car was loaded and we hit the road. Steven asked the kids if they wanted to stop at McDonald's for lunch. Maggie cheered. Patrick said, "no, I just wanna see papa."
Ever since he saw all of the snacks that were packed for us to go on the road trip, he just wants to "go see papa".
We made it to Merced (45 minutes away) before Maggie had to go to the potty. Dad called and we talked while we were stopped.
We got snacks and changed the DVD. We needed snacks cause it had been about thirty minutes since lunch. Any guesses on weight gain during this trip?
I passed out clipboards with license plate bingo sheets. Maggie thinks this is a great game and she and Steven are frantically trying to fill in the states. So far, they have found Idaho and Georgia and Pennsylvania. Patrick likes clicking the pen.
So, we will try to make it to Williams, Arizona tonight. It will be about 10 more hours.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Mirror mirror on the wall
Today, this is what I found on the mirror. It says, "I love you mommy + daddy".
I hope it never gets wiped away.
I hope it never gets wiped away.
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