This is how Halrow kept himself entertained pretty much the entire 4 days while in the van. The boys did amazing, the best job they've ever done in the car, thank Heavens!
Day 1
Monday morning, before we left Provo, we were able to go to the Provo temple (#1) one last time. My niece Addy just turned 12 and was able to go to the temple to perform the ordinance of baptism for those that have died previously. It was a great way to start off the morning and to start off our trip.
Arches
We hiked "Double Arch"
Drove to Monticello, gassed up and headed to the temple. The gate was unlocked and we were able to walk around the temple grounds. Kelton was so excited to get out and crawl around. He was not a fan of crawling on the crab grass but the incentive of a little orange ball we found got him on it, crab-style. We pulled Harlow's bike out we raced in the parking lot. A nice little improv Family Night.
Monticello, Ut Temple (#2)
We drove to Cortez, Co. and stayed at "Ute Mtn Motel". It was 10ish and we were tired. Harlow was jumping all over the place, yelling with excitement in the room...it wasn't all that nice, you could smell smoke and yea... "oh yucky, okay Lizz, I'm not doing a Motel again" ...or maybe just not this one Nathan.
In the morning I got to meet an italian family that had also stayed there. I am so grateful I speak italian!
Day 2
Four Corners
As we came up and passed Shiprock I kept making guessing about where the "Ship" rock was. I was pretty sure we finally found it and was telling Nathan. His response was: "I'm not going to admit the rock looks like a ship until it actually looks like a ship"...which he never did. But it kinda looked like a ship, especially if you lived there and that's what you were staring at all the time.
Santa Fe, NM
Went a bit out of our way to visit our dear Aunt Susie Green in Santa Fe. Her house was as awesome and interesting as she is. She took us to the park and cut up a golden melon for a treat. She was sweet to make time in her busy day, last minute, to make us feel special, loved, and cherished - as she always does, without fail.
Albuquerque, NM Temple (#3)
We stopped to visit the Albuquerque temple and get dinner. We drove a few more hours and slept in Tuckcumcari, NM this night. Only 10ish more hours to go. As we were unloading our bags we found a toad by the hotel doors. It chased down a fly and ate it - having boys is so fun cause you love seeing stuff like this.
Day 3
Daddy needed to do some work on the computer so after causing some trouble in the breakfast area I took the boys outside where I let Kelton crawl around on the cement and in the rocks, which I got praised for by a new friend we made and her dogs while being outside. She said her son and many other people won't let their kids get down in the dirt and play and it seems to her like when people do that those kids end up being more sick anyways. "Gotta build up our immune systems" Totally agree ma'am!
Dallas, TX Temple (#4)
We stayed at hotel a little outside of Dallas. It was late but we had promised Harlow that we would go swimming. The hotel staff let us go even though it was after hours. It was nice to cool off and have a little bit of wiggle time with the boys after a long day of driving. We found a beetle on the edge of the water which Harlow then followed around, pestering the poor thing.
Day 4
Only a couple hours on the road in the morning, listening to "Spider Man" by They Might be Giants a few dozen times and we made it to Houston, our new home!!
We went to sign our last bit of paper work and pick up the keys to our home. We're here! We're in Houston! The office was on the same street as the temple, just a few blocks down so we stopped to take our first family picture at our new temple and walk around a bit. We saw squirrels and a snake. It was definitely warm and humid, but not the "death" we were expecting.
Houston, TX Temple (#5)
Welcome Home Andersen Family! We are now Officially Texans! Yeeee-haaaa!!
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