Another Epic Roadtrip

All of our roadtrips are epic. You know what they say, "Go Big or Go Home." We "Go Big"!

We were gone for two weeks, so I think I will have to blog about our adventures in several posts. Every day was blog-worthy, but I cannot blog while away from my laptop which means I am going to be playing catch-up.

Here is a general overview so you know what sort of reading you have in store for you:

We drove 3,000 miles, attended a birthday bash/family reunion, a cowboy wedding, another family reunion, camped, had a very sick kid and we baked in the summer heat. Very adventurous indeed! A few of the things we planned were scrapped from the itinerary, but we managed to squeeze in a lot of sight seeing and visiting. We had a great time. Luckily, no mechanical problems with the van. I like it when we avoid car repairs on the road!

We did get a rock chip in a construction zone in Wyoming. It hit the edge of the windshield and then the chip grew and grew. By the time we got home, it had snaked it's way across to the middle. We called the Glass Dr and we have a new windshield already!

Since we drove, we always drive, we can take whatever we need. We try not to over-pack, but we do try not to forget anything. This trip, we forgot all kinds of things! Apparently, we did not over-pack!  Keith and I forgot our sleeping bags, which made camping a little more interesting.  We left our frying pan in Wyoming, just forgot it along the way. We thought of all kinds of little things that we forgot: extra SD camera cards, flashlights, stuff like that.

We did take over 300 beer glasses with us. Yes, you read that right: beer glasses. Keith designed a couple of logos and had them custom printed on beer glasses and delivered to the house.  Then he took them to the Schumacher Family reunion and sold them to family members for cost. He and his brothers have been brewing their own beers and the glasses are very nice, perfect for the home brewed beverages. Traveling with a van full of glass, kids and a dog was a fun experience.

Luckily, we're flexible with our vacation schedule. That worked well for us because we had a very sick little girl and we had to cancel some of our plans and hunker down for a few days to let her rest and get better. We ended up taking her to the doctor and getting some medication for her, but it was great to be able to get off the road while she was sick. We don't know why she got sick, it didn't seem to be carsickness or food poisoning, but if it was a virus she kept it to herself. Who knows, it was just one of those fluke things. Poor kid.

It was one of the best road trips we've ever had (except for the puking kid), but we missed little Charlie every day. We thought about taking Lexie and Charlie, but she had things to do and Charlie is the type of toddler who likes to be on the move, not strapped into a carseat all day long. We put in some very long days in the van and spent a lot of time in places that are not safe for an active curious toddler. But, we did go to some places that he would have had a ton of fun so we'll be sure to take him when he's a little older and can better handle the long drive. Sure was nice to get home to see him again. We missed our little grandson Henry too, but we often go 2 to 3 weeks without seeing him so we are used to the gaps between Henry visits but the kids especially missed each other and were happy to be together again once we got home. 

I will catch up with the blogging and stories from the roadtrip and the rest of the summer. But for now, my brain is mush. It's so hot out that I'm just not feeling much like doing anything. Even blogging sounds like too much work.