The kids actually did really well! We made numerous pit stops in various towns along the way and at least 5 roadside potty breaks. Bringing that little potty along saved us so many times! I bought fun treats like animal crackers, fruit snacks and fruit to keep the trip fun and the kids enjoyed that. I also got good at tossing things to the back of the van. If I missed then they were out of luck until the next stop.
Oh yes, that major purchase I hinted at a few posts (months!) back? We purchased a minivan back in June. Obviously with a new baby on the way our current and adored truck was not going to cut it with our required 4 car seats. With our Utah trip looming in the future I was really pushing for getting the van sooner than later. We found what we were looking for and I've been a minivan mom since. It is lovely having a degree of separation between the 3 kids.
Pictured above is our new van and the park in Kanab. The park will definitely be our go to from now on! It is beautiful with picnic tables everywhere, bathrooms, huge grassy and shaded areas, a great playground, splash pad, etc. It puts all of our local parks to shame.
We finally rolled into my mom's driveway and we were all so excited to get out of our seats and see Grandma and Papa. Kate loved the dogs they have and she could be found where ever they were.
Our stay was full of outside play, parks and cooler weather. The kids had a wonderful time playing outside and with their cousin Kash when he was visiting.
One night we were playing out front in the grass and the kids started digging around the the empty flowerbeds. At one point Rhett was pretty much swimming in the dirt.
While we were there my mom gave Rhett his birthday present. His very own plasma car. I captured his reaction on video too, priceless! He was so excited and has since mastered his skills and can keep up with Max and Kate pretty darn well. Speedy little boy.
He inspected every inch of that car, checking out his new wheels.
Grandma's little posse.
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