We have made it to Kansas and have made it through day 1. Yesterday we had an 11 hour day on the road. Overall, things went really well with four kids in the back. Movies can be a GREAT thing on a trip! We stopped at a park for lunch so they could run off some energy, then for supper we ate at a Burger King with a play land, once again to run off some energy. Those two stops were definitely worth the extra hour they cost us.
One thing I definitely DON'T miss about Kansas is....MOSQUITOES! Colorado has some mosquitoes but not near the number Kansas has, nor the size Kansas has. Poor Kaylie has at least a dozen bites from being outside for half an hour last night and some this morning. She has a bad local reaction to mosquito bites, 90% of the time she has major swelling where she is bit. Her leg almost looks like she has a second knee because her bite swelled up so big, and it's like a red, hard knot. She also got a bite on her temple so now her eye is swelling. Poor thing. :(
Today was mainly a day to relax and adjust to the time change and catch up on rest from our traveling. My kids loved seeing their cousins and playing with them this morning. For lunch, with Grandma and cousins, we got to eat at Spangles, which we don't have in Colorado and it's Jeff's favorite. With all the kids we were actually asked if we had a baseball team. We had a great dinner with Jeff's older sister and brother-in-law. We had a quick catch up with our ex-brother-in-law, and a good chat with our future brother-in-law.
Tomorrow is going to be a big day. Not only are we going to go to a parade, light fireworks and celebrate the 4th, we are also going to help Jeff's younger sister and future bro-in-law get their home ready and get things ready for their wedding on Saturday. As long as we all (mainly me) "go with the flow", it ought to be a great day.
I will add pictures to this blog later.
One thing I definitely DON'T miss about Kansas is....MOSQUITOES! Colorado has some mosquitoes but not near the number Kansas has, nor the size Kansas has. Poor Kaylie has at least a dozen bites from being outside for half an hour last night and some this morning. She has a bad local reaction to mosquito bites, 90% of the time she has major swelling where she is bit. Her leg almost looks like she has a second knee because her bite swelled up so big, and it's like a red, hard knot. She also got a bite on her temple so now her eye is swelling. Poor thing. :(
Today was mainly a day to relax and adjust to the time change and catch up on rest from our traveling. My kids loved seeing their cousins and playing with them this morning. For lunch, with Grandma and cousins, we got to eat at Spangles, which we don't have in Colorado and it's Jeff's favorite. With all the kids we were actually asked if we had a baseball team. We had a great dinner with Jeff's older sister and brother-in-law. We had a quick catch up with our ex-brother-in-law, and a good chat with our future brother-in-law.
Tomorrow is going to be a big day. Not only are we going to go to a parade, light fireworks and celebrate the 4th, we are also going to help Jeff's younger sister and future bro-in-law get their home ready and get things ready for their wedding on Saturday. As long as we all (mainly me) "go with the flow", it ought to be a great day.
I will add pictures to this blog later.
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