After some tearful good-byes with Peeps and Grammy on Saturday morning, we headed out for a new adventure:
Our trip was deterred only by a stop at Target in Victorville (Ashleigh’s headphones were too big and we needed an Atlas), a Lolo poop blowout somewhere off the 15 FWY past Baker (GROSS!) and our first lunch stop for the girls. Andy and I were holding out for the last chance to eat at In-N-Out for a year in Vegas, Baby Vegas:
Until we got to Utah and realized the company had expanded to another state. Good for Utah, eh?
Speaking of getting to Utah, we got to pass a few familiar signs on the way– I completely forgot about the delay in the shutter on the sports cam- three times, I tell you- so here’s my bad shots of state signs while driving:
Welcome to Nevada:
Welcome to Arizona:
Welcome to Utah:
Seriously, I miss my non-delay shutter, folks.
Inside the car, we’re fairing pretty well– as good as expected with three kids… the Leapster has been a hit with both Sarah and Ash:
Lolo is absolutely 100 % over the driving and being strapped in part and wore herself out telling us so:
Between asking how much longer we have to where we are going and needing to use the restroom, Sarah is mostly the happy traveler:
So is Mama:
Today, we hit the road again for the sightseeing part of the trip and visited Zion National Park- what’s a little trailblazing without an adventure hat, I say??
Zion is beautiful- walls of sedimentary rock have built up over thousands of years to create a majestic scene- this was one sight we caught- but as with most landscape pictures I take, this shot just doesn’t do it justice.
I received a Verse of the Day calendar from my dear friend Sarah for my birthday and twice now, I have had very meaningful scriptures placed on dates that can only be a smile and a wink from the Lord. Today’s scripture came from Hebrews and read:
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” Hebrews 12:22-23
Andy and I thought that was pretty cool. On the way back to the hotel, Andy saw this amazing splash of sunshine ricocheting off a cloud and I am so glad we pulled over to capture it because at the next exit, the sun moved past the cloud– how’s this for breathtaking (only slightly moved over the blues in PP):
If you’re still here reading, I totally want to know what you had for dinner! Thanks for visiting us on or trip :)
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Im glad to hear 2 of the 3 girls are fairing well. Also glad to hear Utah has an In and out. Always good to know. That picture Andy took of the sun ray is excellent! I am missing you already**sniffle**sniffle**
Club you!
i love these updates
for dinner i had a bowl of soup made with potatoes/carrots/celery/onions, some Ritz crackers, and some really surprisingly yummy brussels sprouts that my dad made.
looking forward to more trip photos. is Lolo a screamer? Ezra is, and all I can say is “ear plugs”. doesn’t completely dull your ability to hear, but definitely muffles the worst of it.
wow, i love the shot of the cloud/sun… but really my fav are your state sign photos, they just scream roadtrip and who doesn’t love a roadtrip?
for dinner, veggie spaghetti.. grilled veggies on noodles with a great marinara sauce= yummy and fast!
keep the updates coming!
I am also loving these ubdates and pictures.(your look so cute in that cowboy hat!)
Continue to stay safe on the roads.
Dinner for the Baker’s: Fish tacos at Rubios because I have been craving them for days now!
Love and miss you-
Sarah
I love the state sign pics too - something so americana about them…
And forget the hat - what about your leopard print bra strap? You go, girl.
I had a spinach salad at a new restaurant Asia and I tried last night. It was a huge disappointment, as they put canned pears on it. I know. Yuck. How hard is it to find fresh pears at the grocery store? Sheesh.
Praying for safety as your continue your trip. And for less screaming from Miss Lolo… =)
Smooches, Sus.
I’m glad to hear it is going well. We had grilled steak and salad last night. The rest of the family had some mashed potatoes too. I can’t wait to see more of your adventure.
I am so inspired by you guys! I teared up at those grammy and grandpa pictures. For dinner we had hotdogs at a pool party picnic!
Traveling mercies!
(Roasted Chicken.)
Susie! Loving the updates and pics! I cherish those “winks from God,” that verse is just perfect and validates that you are traveling in the path that the Lord has set before you. How exciting! For dinner, Vic barbequed. We had Korean BBQ ribs, rice and red potatoes.
Road trips are so fun! The sights are beautiful I am glad everything is going well. Sorry about the blowout! uugghh! Dinner last night, chicken and vegetable stir fry with crispy noodles and cashews over rice.
I have done that EXACT drive you just did! I only had 2 kids but one of them was a bit of a screamer…and amazingly, we decided we COULD let her have a binky again…and for forever if she wanted as long as she would STOP SCREAMING!
Zion is the most amazing place ever. We were driving and around every turn we found ourselves more and more breathless. We wondered if any of those layers of earth dated back to Bible times. The idea that I was looking at Earth that was there when Christ was just blew my mind a bit.
Dinner: Chicken Parm from Price Club. And their mashed potatoes too. It is one of our family’s favorites and there are always leftovers so now you know what I will be having for lunch too!
Love the state signs so my fav! And ya whats up with the leopard bra straps girls!!!!Sweet look girlfirend!!!!But really do love the hat! We had Pizza Port in Solana Beach last night for dinner our favorite coastal hang out…..miss you much!
Oh, hang in there my friend!! Road trips with little ones are such the adventure!! Glad you are making a fun stop or two along the way!!
Supper last night = tortilla soup with rice. Yes, we are back in the US and still eating lots of rice and beans. What can I say? We like it and it’s cheap!! :o)
Ah how I miss In n Out … have a burger for me
Dinner was a celebration last night for us here in Oregon, and we had Carne Asada. The best ever!
Thank you for sharing your trip, can’t wait to read more!
Your state signs are so funny! Be sure to take pictures of half the signs the whole way there!
We had portabello mushroom sandwiches with a yummy salad because we were trying to recreate a meal we liked to go out for when we lived in Davis.
PEI WEI Asian for the first time —kids not fans!!
I Love Zion National Park..looks like you and the fam are having a great time, keep the updates coming. Found any starbucks along the way??
love you guys. We had hot dogs and beans! : )
thinking of you today. everybody’s menues are sounding yummy. good question. how about a big cheer for dinner at costco?!?!?!
safe travels for you all!
I love that sky shot at the end. So beautiful! Thanks for chronicling your journey. It looks great so far! Isn’t Zion amazing? And I still miss In-N-Out, 3 1/2 years later. And Trader Joe’s (at least you still get that in Dayton!). Speaking of last restaurant stops. . . dinner last night for us was Beau Jo’s Pizza. The original in Idaho Springs. The last time we’ll have that for quite a while
Happy driving! Can’t wait for your next update!
My majestic-want-to-drop-to-your-knees-and-worship scenery occurs every year when we go on our annual family road trip to Colorado. We go up into the mountains away from cities and stay in a cabin. It is always such a glorious, breath taking experience to see such beautiful creation all around you. The greatness is of God becomes so evident in his creation and in his impecable taste in beauty.
That picture you took of the cloud is stunning. I can almost invision Chirst coming out from behind that cloud and returning for his bride. That cloud gave me goosebumps.
Dinner: Bar-B-Q rib sandwiches…….mmmm…..MMMmm. You should come over for dinner tonight ;^) !
P.S Praying for you and the families saftey.
Oops, how did I do that? This is EMMY not Amy.
Beautiful photos. I am thinking about you guys! We had Burger King, boring I know. With the earthquake, I was just pooped out and the boys wore me down!
You’re are making me want to drive to TN…..kind of. Your pictures are awesome as usual (even if you are using a point & shoot).
I have made the drive many-a-time to Sac with a child screaming the whole way if not asleep. Soon I bet the kids will think this is just their lot in life, to live in the truck.
Dinner was homemade chicken pot pie. I used TJ pizza dough and made individual sizes. The kids thought it was fun to get their own.
LOVE the cloud pic!!!
Had carne asada 3 nights ago…what a fun trip!
so much fun reading your adventures!
what a treasure these photos are going to be. cross-country trek across many states- wish I could do it, too!
I love reading about your trip. Roadtrips are awesome… even with kids in the back seat.
Dinner?
It’s Sunday morning, haven’t even had breakfast yet.. but we did have pizza last night.