Day 1: Willington, CT to Hamburg, NY (Buffalo area):
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| Amaryn took a morning nap while Teá colored a heart drawn by Audra and Anna. |
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| Magnets were a great choice for road trip activities! |
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| Vivi is so very happy when she's out of her car seat. |
We loved the rolling hills and beautiful, old farms as we drove through upstate New York. It felt very rustic, country, and homey.
In Buffalo we visited a close friend of ours, Missy. Her and her godparents
whom she lives with were such gracious hosts, serving us dinner and breakfast,
treating Teá and Amaryn to horse rides, letting the girls play with their
kittens, chase their chickens, stare at their fish, and watch their cats
meander throughout the farm. They
welcomed the five of us into their home and treated us like family. Their company was the best gift of all and we
left feeling refreshed and blessed by all the people God has brought into our
lives.
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| Missy and our crew. |
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| Holding the kittens like such a big girl! |
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| Amaryn got to hold the kittens, too! |
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| Meet Felina the horse. |
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| Teá was able to ride Felina, and Felina even trotted for her! |
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| Amaryn got to ride Felina, too! |
Day 2: Hamburg, NY to Indianapolis, IN:
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| Watching out the window as the horses galloped in the backyard. |
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| Saying goodbye to the horses. |
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| Saying goodbye to the kittens. |
On the second day we learned that evening travel is NOT for
us. It was a very long driving day and we had a lot of ground to cover. We
decided it would be best to break in Dublin, OH to stretch our legs, walk
around, go to Mass, and eat dinner. We left Dublin exhausted but still with 3
more hours of driving time to go. We finally reached Indianapolis, pulling in
to the hotel at the delightful hour of 10pm and after four long hours of all
three kids screaming and crying in the car. Despite our best efforts to keep
Amaryn in her crib, she was adamant she should not be sleeping in the
port-a-crib anymore. For the sake of our sanity and the hotel guests in near-by
rooms, we let her sleep in the bed with Teá. Bed training is not exactly how we
were hoping to spend the evenings, but hey, gotta do what ya gotta do.
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| "Up." |
Day 3: Indianapolis, IN to Kansas City, MO:
The third day of traveling was a little more challenging in
that we were all pretty tired and the scenery was a little bland. We saw a lot
of corn. And that was mostly it, although we did get to see the Mississippi River and the Missouri River, both of
which were pretty cool.
We arrived in Kansas City and went to our friend Chrys’ home
where we visited with her and our friend Leah and, much to Jason’s approval, we ate
Chinese food for dinner.
Today we took the day off from driving. It was both well deserved and needed. We went to the mall across the street from our hotel and let the kids play in the children's play area, went out to lunch at Olive Garden, went back to the hotel and swam in the pool (even I went swimming....ha, just kidding!), and then met Leah for dinner at Cracker Barrel. It was a fun yet restful day!
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| Riding on the carousel. |
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| The carousel had a spinning tea cup kind of thing happening on it which Teá chose to sit on and loved it. |
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| Swimming. |
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| She can, just barely, touch the bottom! |
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| Amaryn kicking. |
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| CHEESE! |
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| Cutie. |
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