Just an hour into the drive, the madness began. Brady puked. All over himself. And his carseat. Ugh. We pulled over at the next rest area and I took him into the bathroom and got him cleaned and changed while Tony found a hose and rag and hosed down the car seat. We then put a blanket under Brady to try to keep him somewhat dry and resumed. About thirty minutes late, he did it again. Once again we stopped, took his clothes off of him, removed the now puked on blanket, and buckled him back up. He puked about four more times that day, but not nearly as bad, since there was nothing left in him. I felt horrible for him, having to drive so far when he didn't feel well. And it sure wasn't a pleasant drive for the rest of us with that SMELL!
We still managed to do a few fun things that first day, including stopping for lunch at a park, going to the Anasazi Indian State Park, driving the scenic highway 12 (I highly recommend this drive--gorgeous!!), and cooking out for dinner and playing at a park a block from our hotel in tiny Cannonville, UT. Brady seemed a lot better during late afternoon/evening, but then puked again all over Connor ,Tony, and the comforter in our hotel that night (of course!)
The entrance to one of the dwellings. Brady thought it was super fun going inside.
This particular tribe also lived in underground huts, these were really interesting to learn about.
Mylie was an awesome journal keeper during the trip. She wrote down all kinds of details because she didn't want to forget anything!
Gotta love the big smile in this pic! This was a fun stop.
That night at the hotel, Mariah helped me do all our nasty laundry in the bathtub, since there's no laundry service in Cannonville. We pretended we were pioneers, and it wasn't so bad. We hung everything up around the bathroom and it was dry in the morning.
Day 2 of our trip was FABULOUS!! Everybody felt good that day, and we did lots of hiking. We started our morning by visiting Kodachrome State Park. We did a fun loop hike there and saw some great scenery.
Brady had the best ride!
Mariah is a great hiker for just 5 years old! She hiked every step of the way all day long.
"The Saddle"--actually we don't know what this formation is called, but that's what our kids named it.
On the trail...
Shakespeare's Arch
On top of the world!!
After that hike, we headed to Bryce Canyon National Park. We drove in to the trail head of the hike we decided to do, labeled "Best 3 Mile Hike in the World" in the brochure. There were picnic tables, and we pulled out the cooler there for some lunch. Then we hiked a beautiful loop that took us down into Bryce Canyon. It didn't disappoint! I think it is definitely in the hunt for best 3-mile hike in the world. It was fabulous and we all loved it!!
This was the view from our starting point up top. We loved all the interesting rock formations and agreed that, although not as LARGE, this canyon was probably cooler than the Grand Canyon.
The kids found GREAT places to pose along the trail!
After awhile, Brady wanted out of the pack. He wanted to hike, too! And of course, he needed a walking stick. He was adorable walking along the trail like this and sure got a lot of attention from others on the trail.
There were a couple of really narrow places on the hike as well.These were fun and got a lot of OOHs and AAHs from Brady, which was super cute.
After this hike, which took us a couple hours, we were ready for something cold, so we stopped and got popsicles for everybody--even Brady. He loved it!
After the popsicles, Brady fell asleep, so Tony stayed in the van with him while the three other kids and I did one more hike. We hiked up to a waterfall, which I thought I took a picture of but then didn't have. Also on the hike was a fun little window formation as well as Mossy Cave.
After that, the kids were pretty tired of hiking and just wanted to go play at a park. It was getting close to dinner time anyway, so we headed to a park in the small town of Tropic. It was a super nice park, and we spent a couple hours there playing and eating our cookout, which included hot dogs and s'mores.
That night, we were all exhausted, and I crashed hard--only to be awoken around midnight by the sounds of...puking! It was Connor this time, and he puked several times throughout the night. Tony joined him. Brady's sickness started coming out the other end, and by morning, we decided to cancel our plans for the day and just get home! Of course, that was a bummer, since we were going to see a couple more fun things before heading home that day. But even with all the sickness, we were somehow able to still have that one perfect day, and definitely made lots of memories on this trip.
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Sorry to keep commenting on all your posts, but reading this just brought back so many memories of the Teichert/Thompson trips. Our parents were crazy to take all us kids on a vacation. Like yours, I'm sure they weren't always smooth trips, but think of all the memories we have, and the memories you'll have with your kids.
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