Days Eighteen and Nineteen

Saturday (Day Eighteen) we spent about 11 1/2 hours on the road driving to Bozeman. We actually made pretty good time. The main stop was an hour and forty minutes in Butte to visit our good friend Haley Nelson. The roads were fine, the weather was great and the traffic was light. You really can't ask for much more for a full day of driving!

We made our first true pit stop in Coeur d'Alene to feed Mae and let Etta play.



Then again in Missoula at the carousel and huge playground. To feed Mae and let Etta play.



Sunday (Day Nineteen) we stayed pretty close to home and just relaxed. Etta loved being able to play with Dara and Dirk.



[On a side note...after leaving Missoula Etta piped up from the back, "Fill it up mommy. Put water in it". I could not figure out what she was talking about.

And then she handed up the "Soothie" (the pacifer).

There was a hole.

Soothie was broken.

The plan had been to "throw Soothie in the garbage" when she turned three anyway. So I guess now at least we won't have to ruin her third birthday party.

BUT...it has made for a long couple of nights and almost no napping. Being away from your own bed and out of schedule is bad enough. And not having your "best friend" makes it nearly impossible. She just keeps crying and crying, and when I ask her what's wrong she sobs, "I don't know!". And when she was trying to go to sleep last night she kept whimpering, "Soothie...Soothie..." Hopefully by the time we return to Idaho Soothie will just be a pleasant memory...]