Our good friends, the Dares, moved to Colorado several years ago, yet we had not visited them until recently. This was our first big road trip with the kids.
We left after work on a Wednesday night and spent the first night south of Salt Lake. I use the term "night" loosely. Karen and I got less than 4 hours of sleep that night. Of course Marcus, who slept during most of the drive, was all over the continental breakfast as soon as they opened.
Undaunted, Karen and I took a selfie at the hotel prior to starting our second leg of the drive.
We arrived to great weather in Delta. The kids played outside most of the time that we were there. The nice weather allowed us to stay close to the Dare home to relax, visit, and enjoy the sunshine. Here the Dare girls (Eleanor on the left and Alice on the right) demonstrate their skills on the "together" swing. Elena had this mastered by day two of our visit.
The kids did lots of playing in the dirt and rocks, as you can see below.
One morning Matt and I hung out in the yard with Elena and Marcus while everyone else was out. Matt, E and I puttered in the yard, cleaning up some things. Unable to pull weeds or reach the trash can, Marcus found the next best thing...Matt's coffee cup.
On Friday night we decided to walk to a local bar and grill for dinner. The place is popular and was fairly busy. The kids were starving as we waited for our order. Tension was building, but our waitress was on top of it. She brought pretty much everything she could think of to snack on that she wouldn't have to charge us for.
The result: Cheetos grin!
Marcus found that everything tastes better with fry sauce. Even lemonade.
Speaking of Marcus, he had some trouble going to sleep while we were there. Enter Jacci and baseball. Problem solved!
On Saturday (the morning of our departure) Jacci had to work at the local rec center. We decided to crash her work and take the kids swimming. They have a great pool and it was a good way to burn up some of the kids' energy before we departed. Marcus wasn't very happy at first, but he warmed up to the idea and had a great time.
You can always determine how much fun kids have had by how hard they crash afterward.
Thanks again to the Dares for hosting us! We look forward to visiting you again soon.
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