road trip

We took our first road trip with these kiddos two weeks ago to visit Doug's family in Iowa.  The first four hours in the car were a breeze.  We stopped at the good ole I-80 Iowa truck stop to feed ourselves and the babes.  Other than Rowan pooping through his clothes right onto Doug, the stop went smoothly.  Unfortunately, the last hour the kiddos started to get restless.  I did the best I could to entertain them, sitting in a non-existent back seat as we had both seats folded down because we packed too much.  I made up many verses to "the wheels on the bus" including a pirate and a sheep on the bus, but in the end we turned the music up loud and did our best to pretend we didn't hear them wailing from the back seat. 

We spent four nights in Oskaloosa and despite three of the four of us battling colds and congestion - Doug lucked out this time - we had a really good time.  Rowan and Norah got a good lesson in smore making and tadpole catching from their cousins.  Grandpa, Grandma, the aunts and uncles gave us a nice break from holding and entertaining these 4-1/2 month olds all day long.  We attempted to enjoy a trip to Lake Red Rock but the kiddos weren't having it in their new stroller, so we packed up and took a nice, reminiscent drive through Pella while the kids slept in their car seats.  I also took advantage to go to Tassel Ridge Winery down the road for some wine tasting with a few others, while Doug stayed home with the twins and grandparents.  Other than that, we got our fill of Rook and other games, many a hot dog on the campfire, frog hunting...well attempting I guess, and plenty of sweet treats.  The ride home was a little worse than the way there...the crying started at hour 3 and lasted until we got home :)


A few of my favorites from the week: