Michigan

We decided that since T.j. didn't have to be at Shriner's at the time of Tyler's family reunion that we thought we would go. It was in Michigan and, if you didn't know, is a really long drive, especially with three small children!!!!! The drive to Nauvoo in the first two and a half days was not that bad. T.j. cried, and the kids watched t.v. and played with the new toys i had bought them.
Nauvoo was wonderful!! It was neat to see all of the places there. I loved the temple and the pageant. Even with the kids tired we had a really good time. The next day we went to Cathridge Jail. The kids were not extremely reverent when they were suppose to be but over all they were pretty good. But let's just say the rest of that day driving until 1:30 a.m. did not turn out so well. T.J. screamed straight for about an hour and a half. Tyler spent an hour helping some people with their hitch at a rest stop. Which was great for the kids but made it so we didn't reach our destination until a lot later.
Once at Tyler's brothers house we had a great time. The kids were content almost the whole time. Most of the time i didn't have to take care of anyone, but t.j., since he decided he really did not want anyone but mom and dad to hold him. (And he would not get down and play. ) Everything we did was fun, crafts, museums, carousel rides, popcorn, icees, huge blow up toys, and even old family movies. We just had a great time.
That is until the trip home!!! We decided that we could do it in two days. The first day we would make it half way through Nebraska before we stopped for the night and the all the way home the next day. Well it might have even worked if we hadn't gotten a flat tire, or even if we had a full size spare. But alas we did not!!! So we spent the night on the east side of Nebraska. Had to wait for a Wal-mart to open, and then had to get a new tire. At this point in the trip everyone was tired and grumpy.( The previous night we spent until almost midnight looking for a motel and wal-mart) We did finally make it home at 2 in the morning and Tyler got up and was at work by 8. I'm not sure he will ever take us anywhere again!!!!!