Last weekend we accompanied Chris on a trip to Boise for an audition with Opera Idaho. We discovered that we're not the best travelers (what should have been a 6 hour trip took us 9+ hours). Despite the length of the trip, we really enjoyed our time with each other. We ate lots of fruit snacks and rice quakes (gluten free and dairy free of course), drank lots of capri sun, stopped at many rest stops for potty breaks and mommy milk for Christopher, listened to music, and tried to watch Mary Poppins and High School Musical on a portable DVD player. Our kids got along well, and for most of the trip, Christopher was able to relax well in his carseat.
We stayed with Chris's Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Brad. Their home is beautiful, and they were excellent hosts. Rosalie made scrumptious waffles for breakfast. She even made her own maple syrup. Serena (their daughter) lives in the area, so when she came over to go running with her dad, we got to meet her adorable little boy Lincoln.
One of the other highlights of the trip was a visit to the Discovery Center of Idaho. That Saturday happened to be free to the public, so the kids and I went there while Chris auditioned for Opera Idaho. Among other things we went grocery shopping in the center's market, pretended to be veterinarians, made a tornado, road an air-brake chair, blew gigantic bubbles, and watched Irish dancers perform. We had oodles of fun.
We learned from the first leg of our trip that we DID NOT want to make so many stops. The return trip took about 7 hours.
4 comments:
Sounds like you had a fun trip -- I've heard Boise is nice. I admire your travels . . . I keep thinking I need to visit Provo, but the thought of a 5 1/2 hour drive, alone, deters me. I'll definitely be up for the reunion and the 4th, so I'll be brave then.
I didn't know you have a blog! I'm so excited. Hooray for the PHS blog which has linked me to you and Lisa and all sorts of fabulous people's blogs. Now I can waste even MORE time. Hmmmm, I may need to put a limit on my computer time so that my family actually gets to see me. Miss you so much. Hope kids, Chris and school are going great.
Hey there! I haven't been very good and checking blogs, but read a few past entries. How fun for you to teach at BYU and Chris still singing! I read you are gluten free. I just heard about a book that might be helpful. The G free Diet:
http://www.amazon.com/G-Free-Diet-Gluten-Free-Survival-Guide/dp/1599951886
Looks like you had a lot of fun. Glad the return trip didn't take as long, but I'm sure mapquest doesn't take three small children into account when figuring traveling times.
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