Road Trip
Note: This post is being written almost a year later. It was fun looking back on photos from last year while on the road this year.
This was our first road trip with the FULL crew. We packed our CX-5 to the gills and maximized every inch!
Cherry Season!
First stop Lubbock, TX for a quick sleep. Thanks to Kyle Henke for hosting us and getting us back on the road early the next morning.
Next stop, Albuquerque, NM to visit Lindsay and Travis and their awesome family. We had an awesome time here and wish we could have spent a little more.
Our third stop was Denver to visit Matt and Crisnna and their new baby Madelyn, who is nearly the same age as Parker!
The Denver contingent of the Rutstein family!
Crisnna was so loving with the girls.
Dress up time doesn't have to stop just because you are on the road.
The other reason we made it to Denver was to compete at Master's Nationals. My team Viejo exceeded expectations and finished 5th. We had an awesome mix of veterans and new to the game old guys that just loved playing.
Cara reunited with some of her west coast friends to play with the Golden Poppies and won the title!
Celebrating with Chelsea. Most of the weekend I had conflicting games and couldn't see Cara play much, but I did get to watch most of the finals with the girls. After Denver we hit the road again north to South Dakota.
Teaching Sybil the important things in life, like how to properly clean a windshield.
Destination #4: Custer State Park
Parker's first camping trip?! We don't have a tent big enough to fit the whole family. So Sybil and Parent X sleeps in our two person tent, while Parker, Hudson, and Parent Y sleep in our 4 person tent.
We had a beautiful site reserved with plenty of space away from our closest neighbor so we didn't feel bad if/when the girls cried out while trying to get to sleep.
Custer State Park is known for their bison herds and they didn't disappoint.
Also a few beautiful lakes
Parker adapted to camping pretty quickly.
Destination #5: Minnesota/Wisconsin to visit Fran and Leslie and Caleb and Holly, and of course for the third annual SNIT!
Sybil and Noah showing us all how to properly enjoy the SNIT weekend.
Post SNIT we hung out at Leslie and Fran's for a week to enjoy the Minneapolis summer. This is us enjoying breakfast at our favorite restaurant in town, Birchwood Cafe.
Dress up continues at the Children's Museum.
Parker turned 10 months old on Aug. 1st.
and we celebrated Cara's birthday just a couple of days before with Fran and Leslie.
Parker had a special gift for Cara!
Hud and best friend Patsy at the Mississippi River
Final Destination: Pocahontas, AR to visit Granny Bea and Aunt Faye.
Parker continuing the tradition of riding cars around the living room.
Sybil was really loving and sweet with both Aunt Faye and Granny Bea and loved to help them take their pills.
Visiting Granny Bea and Aunt Faye was a great way to finish a fantastic trip. We just had a few days before school started when we got back which was one reason these final two posts took us so long. It was a bit of a hectic start to the school year, but we wouldn't have it any other way. Looking back at these photos a year removed reminds me of how fortunate we are to have so many loving friends and family members in our lives. Thanks and love to all of you.
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