For Spring Break this year we decided to take a family road trip. CK's cousin, LD, got married in Southern California so we decided to drive and make a vacation out of it. 3000 miles later and we had a great trip and lots of fun memories.
We were planning on leaving around 6a on Friday but CK and I both woke up early, looked at each other and said, "Let's just go." So we were on the road at 3:24a (proof below). The kids mostly fell back asleep.
We even had some interesting sightings on our way:
Emily decided to keep herself occupied by turning herself into the incredible Hulk or Shrek, we're not sure which:
Our first stop was to (finally!) visit Bryon and Meaghan in Moab. Despite such a short visit, it was really great to reconnect with one of my oldest friends.
The kids were doing great and we were trading off driving enough that we decided to just keep going. We made it 1100 miles that first day and got to stay in Tom & Jane's cabin in Show Low. Soren even took a selfie, admiring the ceiling, and the kids were excited to see Daddy's handiwork. In fact, the day we got home from the entire trip, Emily said "I want to go back to the cabin." :)
Mom even put CK to work taking a tree branch down in the backyard.
Reese even lost a tooth while we were gone!
The next day it was on to LegoLand. The kids loved it and are at the perfect ages for that park. (even the big kids)
Thursday and Friday we spent at DisneyLand. Unlike our trip to DisneyWorld two years ago, there were actually a lot of rides that all six of us could go on together, which was a lot of fun. The lines were long, though, so not sure I would plan a trip over spring break again.
attempt at a family selfie:
Finally some pictures from the wedding.
