Day 6

We ended up in Tuba City, AZ today. We drove about 360 miles. Southeastern Utah was very beautiful. When we got into Arizona the wind picked up and we were in a sand storm. We ended up with a room with only 1 bed for the night. The other 2 hotels in town didn't accept animals so this was all there was available. Good thing kids don't mind the floor.

My trying to take pictures while driving.

David really wanted me to take one of him driving.

We stopped in this really cute town called Moab, UT. Here David let MoMo out for a minute. He really does not enjoy it very much.

We stopped here because there was something rubbing on the tire on the car.

This is how the kids burn their energy....... running down the hallways in the hotel.

Next to our hotel is a Indian trading Post. David is going to let the kids pick something out tomorrow morning because they did so good today. Lyric is a huge help with Judah in the car.

Tomorrow we are off the the Grand Canyon~!

Day 5

Allyn started off the morning throwing up and on the toilet. It is now 9:47 and she is feeling much better. It looks like we will be able to drive for a while today after all. While I packed things up David took the car and the van to get the oil changed.

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Allyn feeling sick

MoMo the cat.... Today we made a stop for gas and a bathroom break. Allyn and I were in the gas station waiting for the bathroom. I could see the car out the window and I watched Lyric get in the van when all of a sudden MoMo jumped out of the van. I ran out of the store at top speed. David is stopping all the cars around from moving. MoMo ended up running under our van. He was scared and didn't want to come out. David grabbed him and pulled him out and burnt himself. I'm sure it was pretty funny to anyone who was watching.

A workbook Lyric got from his class.

Today before we left Denver we went to Casa Bonita for lunch. It is a really fun Mexican restaurant.

The big water fountain outside.

When you get inside you stand in line and order your food then pick it up kinda like a cafeteria. Someone leads you to your table then you have a server who take care of you from there.

Every 15 minutes they have an act. There is a huge waterfall inside. People climb the wall and dive into the water.

The Gun Fight

There are several different areas in several different levels. It was so cool, but hard to get a good picture.

Allyn did really well today. This morning I told her she had no choice and she had to get better. She didn't eat much, but she was fine the whole day. We even went swimming tonight. Now as she lays in bed I notice she has a fever again. It will be gone by morning!!

Tonight we are staying in Grand Junction, Co. We only drove about 230 miles today. We left Denver late after lunch so we didn't expect to drive 400 miles. I think tomorrow we will drive most of the day.

Day 4

Our plan for the day was to drive down to Colorado Springs and go to Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods. We started off at Garden of the Gods.

Allyn's class got her this super cute sweatshirt that they all signed. On the back (I need to get a picture of) it says Sheboygan Christian School and then her name under it. I think it is the cutest gift!! They also gave her a huge beach bag full of stuff like a beach towel, sun glasses, address book that everyone put their info in, water toys and more. They really were so good to her!!!!

Me and Kian at The Garden of the Gods

Some man took this family picture for us. I thought it turned out pretty cute! Then right after it my battery went dead. I was sooo annoyed. After we got out of The Garden of the Gods we headed back into Colorado Springs to find me a new battery. I always new I should have an extra one just for this reason. We got the new battery and had lunch at Red Robin. This is the point Allyn started to not feeling well. She didn't even eat her lunch. We know she is not feeling well when she doesn't eat. We made a reservation for a cog train that goes up to Pikes Peak. We figured it would be a good idea that way no one would have to drive. Everyone was so excited to ride the train.

The train station

Waiting to board the train.

I love how this picture turned out of Lyric and Allyn

The weather has been nothing but rainy. We knew going up there we may not see much but we were hoping for the best.

We got to the top of the peak (14,000 feet) and we all felt horrible especially Allyn. At one point she went to the bathroom to get sick. Thankfully she didn't!! We just wanted to get back down the mountain. The longest hour ever!! They told us that they have the best doughnuts up there because of the altitude. If you ask me they were just a doughnut.

There was pretty much a blizzard up there. Snowing like crazy. I thought this picture of David was hilarious! I had to laugh out loud after I uploaded it. Does it look like he is having fun??

We could not get down to the bottom of the hill fast enough. Allyn had her puke bag in hand. Judah was way over tired. He did sleep most the way down. Kian also slept on the way down.

We were happy to see that the sun had come out on our way down so we could actually see some of the sights. The pictures didn't turn out that well because of the window. We could open the windows to take pictures, but for one it was freezing and I also had Kian sleeping on me. At that moment I was not willing to wake him up for a picture.

We made it to the bottom (over 3 hours)! It felt so fantastic to get in the van. I am glad that we did experience the train, however it is not something you want to do with small children. You also don't want to go unless it is a clear day. I was not willing to stop for dinner on the way back to the hotel so we went through a drive-thru and had dinner in the car.

We are not going to stick around Colorado tomorrow. It is suppose to be bright and sunny, but we are ready to move on. We may hang out for the morning and then have lunch at a restaurant called Casa Bonita. I guess it is a place like we have never been before.

Day 3

We did not do anything exciting today. We woke up, had breakfast and then headed to Denver (about 130 miles). We got to Denver found a hotel (in Golden, Co) and went to lunch at Macaroni Grill. David wanted to get the car checked out so we stopped and got a diagnostic test done. Turns out it is nothing major. We got the engine light off too. The car is ready to head to California. The kids have been better than we could expect so we took them to Target to pick out something. We got back to the hotel and just sat around watching TV. I did get down to the fitness center for a little workout. We also went to the pool for a few minutes. The pool was way too cold and the hot tub was way too hot!! I guess we are hard to please.

Judah ended up with a fever today. I guess it is going to go around to each kid. Kian is feeling better. He was complaining that his stomach hurt. Thankfully he never did throw up.

We really want to spend time here and visit a few places. There has been thunderstorms today and they are suppose to be here again tomorrow. We are going to head to Colorado Spring in the morning and hope for the best. Our plan was to spend a few days here, but now we are not sure being that it is going to be raining the whole time. We may leave here Tuesday morning.

Day 2

We woke up early this morning about 6:30. Kian got up went to the bathroom then crawled in bed with us. Right away I noticed he had a fever. We got ready and then had a nasty continental breakfast. Trying to get out the door Judah was screaming. I was thinking this was going to be a long day. The moment we walked out the door he was happy.

Here is what the weather looked like outside. Not my favorite weather to drive in.

David taking pictures while driving.

As we were driving the check engine light came on in the car. We stopped and David checked a few things out them we got back in the car for another hour or so. We ended up driving about 450 miles or so. At about 5 we stopped in Sterling, Co. I am so thankful we have a much nicer hotel! We were too tired to leave for dinner so we had pizza delivered to the room.

Kian is still not feeling well

Allyn and Lyric went swimming for a few minutes. Lyric had to burn some of his stored up energy!!!

Depending on the weather we hope to check out some of Colorado's beauty tomorrow.