We’ve taken a pit-stop in scenic Lafayette, Indiana on our way to Whitewater, Wisconsin… our first stop in a two week whirlwind tour that’ll take us to family and friends in the area.
Our trip started at 3:00 this morning. Yes… that’s three. We accepted this because the kids would sleep for a good long while at the beginning of the trip. This was our first big road trip with Gavin, and we weren’t sure how it would go.
I’m delighted to say that everyone was great!
Gavin was no trouble at all. Aside from talking a little bit and letting us know when he was hungry, he either sat quietly looking around or slept.
Shealyn was also great. She watched “Fonsters Inc.”, ate her breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and decided to forego fighting with her sister for a day. She did try to engage Kaycee in conversation while Kayc was driving through a horrendous rainstorm in Indiana, but hey… she’s three years old and very social.
Kaitrinn was amazing. I crushed her at checkers at a Cracker Barrel in West Virginia (she catches me when I try to sandbag, and doesn’t like it!) and she cheerily gave me a high five after the game. She picked Pete’s Dragon as her movie, and was silent and attentive for nearly the entire ride.
Kaycee drove the whole way. Yeah… the entire way. What can I say - she’s superwoman. She also likes driving, which helps. I don’t, which doesn’t.
I acted as pit crew, child wrangler, and general overall support in between bouts of sleeping and re-reading Harry Potter. All-in-all I have a cushy job and I know it.
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Where we ate today: Cracker Barrel in WV (great as ever), Fazoli’s in KY (decent Italian fast food), Chili’s in IN (good, but gave me the wrong fish dish!)
How far we’ve gone: 730 miles
How far to go: ~250 miles to Whitewater, WI.
Times Gavin has spit up on us today: 2 (1 Kaycee, 1 Louie)
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Wow… I’m amazed to find this, and delighted, I might add. Thank heavens your kids are so good! It could have been a much different story. haha Stay safe! Love, Mom
P.S. Kaitrinn gets that characteristic from you. You always wanted to win… but only fair and square. *smile*
Sounds like fun to me! The kids are amazing. I liked the countdown of food and throw-up, heehee. Be careful of all those crazies out there on the road. It was nice to share the first part of your trip. Love and Kisses.