We planned a road trip on Friday May 30, 2008 to Topeka, Kansas. The weekend of the NHRA O'reilly Summer Nationals at Heartland Park in Topeka. We knew the races would be loud for the kids but we thought Caleb would enjoy watching the fast race cars. He liked it but after the vacation was all over Caleb said "I don't want to go to the races." So in the near future we will try to plan something a little more kid fun or kid friendly. We had earplugs and children sized earmuffs for the kids. I think they worked pretty well because they didn't seem to be bothered by the noise...and it was LOUD. The sun was very hot though and that made them uncomfortable and sweaty. Every once in a while we would get brief cloud coverage and it made it feel a lot more bearable but that never lasted long. We stayed for the first round of races and decided to leave before the second round. I was a little disappointed because I didn't get to take any pictures in the pit area. It was just way too crowded this time. We didn't spend hardly anytime back there. It's normally a cool thing because you get to see the crews working on all the race cars before their next round. All their big trailers are back there. And the racers are back there also. I was hoping to get a picture with Ashley Force or John Force but too hot, too crowded. Oh well maybe next time.
It was nice to get away for a weekend. It went a lot faster then we had hoped. I always enjoy staying in a hotel and so do the kids! We mainly stayed at the hotel and relaxed the whole time we were there. I guess we figured there isn't a whole lot to do in Topeka. We arrived early Friday afternoon. We walked past the capital building while picking up a birth certificate. I didn't even feel the need to take a picture...okay maybe it was because there was major construction being done on it. When we got back to the hotel we went swimming. The water was cold! We had the pool to ourselves so that was nice. That evening we went out to dinner at Longhorn. Saturday we went to the races. We were exhausted from the walking and from the sun. We didn't do anything else that day but take naps and hang out in our room. Sunday we packed it up and headed home! We were able to make it home and watch Sunday's final races on ESPN2. I was thrilled to see John Force win it all. His first win since his accident in Dallas. Yay! As Caleb would say, "John Force he's my favorite!"
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Road Trip!!!
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Good blog! I really liked the picture of you with both kids when you were on the couch. Very cute! Too bad I couldn't see the pigs a little better, there were a TON of them.
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