We made it, we enjoyed it and we returned home alive to tell about it! Our first family road trip to Utah and it was filled with some wonderful memories. In the past we made this trip via airplane but with 6 of us (and all our stuff), we are relegated to getting there via the mini-van. Here you see the kids happy faces when we made it to Utah, and you can tell they were still getting along after 20 hours on the road together (we did stop and camp out for the night at what can only be described at a railroad campground. Between the trains, the rain and the flat air mattress, our sleep was scarce.)
Half way through day one we stopped to visit some AGCI friends. They recently brought home their little sweetie from Hannah's Hope and we just had to meet each other's Ethiopian jewels. Precious huh?
Even better was uniting these two girls who once shared a crib together at HH Guatemala. Though we have kept up with each other over the years, it's not the same as an in person reunion. By the way Stacey, the boys still consider playing Legos with Noah a highlight of our vacation. :)
Here was the theme of the 11 days we were gone - DRIVING! In all we covered 7 states and 3,150 miles. We only had to take the van to the mechanic once (God worked that out beautifully) and only one deer tried to hit us (it was close but God protected us on that one for sure). The best part was that the kids did so much better than we dared hope for. They got along so well and enjoyed each other -- 99% of the time. HUGE answer to prayer!
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Wow, I'm very impressed that they got along so well! If your kids are like mine, that was certainly a huge answer to prayer. Glad you guys had a good trip.
Thanks for the tip on the slim sized pants. That makes perfect sense. I couldn't understand why a boy his height would wear such a small size.
That looks like so much fun! And now you have to get into the routine of school after being gone! :) I love that your daughter was able to be reunited with an old cribmate--that brought tears to my eyes! We are feeling more of a tug to international adoption than domestic this time, which is overwhelming. . .I may be calling on you for counsel! :)
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