Scarlett wasn't the best guest overnight at the Bells. She got up about 2 hours after the adults went to bed and tried to rouse the entire house hold to party with her. Katie kept several of my kiddos quiet for an hour or more until Scarlett woke me up and I went on a silent warpath. Everyone had to lay back down and lay still while Nathan got a few more hours of sleep so he could drive. None of my children were actually able to go back to sleep. Neither was I. I just hoped Katie was able to, good grief!
A few hours later, and now on the road with 6 tired kiddos, Scarlett of course was the first to give. But she is in those stinkin straight backed boosters so her head flopped over at a gruesome angle. In a stroke of genius I rigged my purse strap around the seat to hold her head back, it worked like a charm!
What a lovely drive through Colorado we had! We were so happy to see snow! And the best part was that there was snow everywhere but on the roads. One of our most favorite places is the gorge by Glenwood Springs, the
rest stop pretty much blew our minds in the heart of the gorge, covered in snow with a river running right next to it. It was just serene. And cold!
Soon we made our way out of Colorado and up into Utah. It actually warmed up for a few hours of southern Utah. One of Statham's all time favorite things to do is to stand at the steering wheel and "drive". So at every rest stop we would get him out and let him drive while we gassed up the car or took turns using the rest rooms. I still cannot believe how much 10 min of "driving" bought us, he was such a happy baby even stuck in his car seat!
All of the rest of my children needed to run around and climb at any opportunity, and they absolutely fussed more than their baby brother! But overall we had an awesome second day with another great destination, American Fork Utah to see the Statham Family!
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