Fri. 6- 20-08 Park City, UT to Denver, CO

Friday, June 20, 2008 Park City, UT to Denver, CO

We left Brian’s house after some waffles and cereal. It was about 10:30 by the time we finally made it onto route 80. We had to have some Starbucks and drop some over due thank yous in the mailbox. It wasn’t but a half an hour into our ride that our kiddos fell asleep. They must have been pretty tired from the hike and playing with their uncle. It doesn’t matter where you are in Utah it is simply an amazingly beautiful state.

Mo & Reece had to pee so we pulled off the highway and found a place to make rivers. This was the perfect spot to test out the zoom lens. I took pictures of these enormous windmills with the beautiful Rocky Mountains in the distance. It was breathtaking.


The drive was a hard one. Raine was so uncomfortable. She seems to be teething, battling allergies or getting a cold. Whatever it is, it makes for a horrible 8 hours in a small confined area. She can’t really get comfortable and just cries a whole lot! Mo decided to stop at McDonalds in Rock Springs, Wyoming for a late lunch. It gave the kids a chance to run around the play place and expend some energy. Reece was very excited he got a new Kung Fu Panda toy. He now has 3 out of the 7 available. I won’t be surprised if we bring home a whole slue of those darn things. $13.00 later we were full of grease. Good thing we only eat one meal a day there! I cleaned out the pantry so we would have plenty of good things to eat. Some of our snacks include: apples, carrots, cheese sticks, pbj sandwiches, granola bars, peanuts, Doritos, Cheetos, animal crackers, Chex mix, Cheezits, and a gift bag full of CANDY!! These snacks are also perfect for the beach.

Once back on the road with full bellies; we all fell asleep for an hour or so, while Mo drove through a wild rain storm into Colorado. During the last hour of our day, Raine continued to sleep and Reece asked to watch his Transformers DVD. I picked up a $5.00 DVD with 3 episodes of the old school cartoons on it. I am pretty tired of listening to that theme song.

We made it to Terry & Cindy’s house by 6:30 pm. The night was nice and cool, perfect for a BBQ and margaritas. The kids made M&M cookies with Cindy’s sister Meg and boy were they yummy! Sleeping arrangements were tough but we got some rest and can’t complain when it’s free! Reece and Raine took over the little girl’s room and Mo and I slept in the living room. Raine was having hard time settling in but finally crashed. Reece woke in the middle of the night not sure where he was. He came out the living room and stole my couch. I should have gone in the girl’s room and took his bed. At about 1:30 am we were all finally sound asleep.