Road Tripping Again

Enough time had passed since our last road trip to dull our memories of how long it actually takes a family of four, including one potty trainee, to complete what should be a 10 hour drive. Apparently, we have short-term memories. And so we packed up our little family two weeks ago and hit the open road bound for two stops and three family events.

Stop #1: Lake Powell via Bullfrog
Stop #2: Farmington, Utah
Event #1: Todd & Allison's Wedding
Event #2: Quality Cousin and Grammy Time
Event #3: Brian (my baby brother) and Shawna's Wedding
We had plenty of sweet lollipop moments like Crewe's below and also a few sour moments that we will laugh about in the future. More on those in upcoming posts.
It's great to be home again.

All Tuckered Out

After two thousand miles and three weeks on the road visiting family and friends we are home again. Arizona welcomed us home with triple digit temperatures, it's good to be back!

The boys were real troopers throughout and had a blast. They loved being around so much family and have been going through withdrawals since coming home. Calahan keeps asking "where did all of the friends go?"

More on our adventures in Utah and Colorado coming soon.

Over the River and Through the Desert...

...to grammy's house we go! Our good friend Danielle braved the open road with me and the boys between Phoenix and Salt Lake this past week. Lots of snacks, plenty of kid videos and a stop at McDonalds made for a successful trip.

Enjoying lunch at a Flagstaff McDonalds

Admiring Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Glenn in a windy 90 degrees.

The wildest thing happened when we stopped for treats at the Maverick in Page, Arizona. As background, you must know that Crewe's condition is extremely rare and there are only two other kids in the whole state of Arizona that have it. One of them is an adorable five year old boy named Bryson.
He's a ward of the state and has lived at a Phoenix healthcare center for children his entire life. For the last several weeks I've been trying unsuccessfully to connect with the volunteer coordinator at the healthcare center so that the boys and I can find out what we need to do to visit Bryson.

So, back to the trip. We are at the Maverick in Page and the clerk behind the counter is being so sweet to Crewe and talking directly to him. We chat for a few minutes and as we are leaving he says good-bye to Crewe and says in a matter-of-fact way "you remind me of my cousin, Bryson!"

Danielle and I did a double-take and turned around to verify that he was talking about the same Bryson we were trying to visit. It was indeed the same sweet boy! The clerk, Bryson's cousin, gave us some valuable info, including that fact that he moved to another facility, that will no doubt help us to find this little guy. Seriously, what are the chances of that? We didn't even need gas -- we spontaneously decided to stop for a treat to eat at the Glen Canyon Dam.