Off To Yellowstone!

Saturday, July 29, 2006
Today we left for our big RV adventure to Yellowstone! Our first campsite was in Cedar City, Utah. The drive was supposed to take about 6 hours, but when we got just outside Las Vegas, we were detoured off Highway 15. The whole fwy was closed in both directions. It took us about 11/2 hours to get back to 15 after a long detour! We found out later that it was due to a large propane explosion.

Our first campsite was in Cedar City, Utah. When we finally arrived, the girls were psyched to jump in the pool! Elsa is getting ready to learn swimming, but to keep up with her sisters, we got her some floaties at the camp store.

After swimming, we went back to our shady campsite, changed, and got ready for a fun bike ride. Kirsten spotted some cool bike cars to rent. All four girls jumped in, Kirsten steered and pedaled, with her wing girl, Katherine by her side. Emma and Elsa were in the front row. They took off like a flash and disappeared among all the R.V. campsites! Little doggies dotted the roadside. Kirsten commented on the tiny barbeque by each campsite. "It looks like a mailbox" Dad started to get the coals ready,with much difficulty. We had no starter fluid, but that didn't deter the barbeque master! Upon ripping up our used cereal boxes and old directions, with lots of tendering, he got it going. We were psyched and pretty hungry. Out came the bugers and dogs. Mmmm! For dessert, we headed over to "Sassy's Treats" for icecream and fudge. Forget the diet! By the time we finished dessert, it was time to catch some Zzzz's. Kirsten and Elsa got first dibs on the bed above the front of the cab. Katherine requested the former dining room table for her bed. In a few minutes we flipped the table, redid the cushions and voila, a comphy bed! Across from her, Emma's couch morphed into another bed. Mom and Dad had the deluxe suite in the back. The girls settled down rather quickly and started snoring.

Elsa's view of the day was: "I liked everything. Sleeping up top was neat. I liked playing in the pool with my new swimmies."
Emma's opinion of the day was: On the way to our campsite, we drove by the chocolate river. It looked like Willie Wonkers factory river. I liked seeing the rollercoaster on top of the Stratosphere hotel in Las Vegas.
Kirsten liked being in the RV in the beginning, but several hours later, she didn't. The excitement of the new experience wore off. I liked sleeping in the bed above the driver's seat. I liked the chocolate river along the way. It was so brown and silky and it was very curvy. I liked watching my dad try and get the barbeque started. We called him "Lord of the Flame" after that. We could sleep very well in the RV because it was nice and quiet.
Katherine is currently unavailable for comment because she is snoozing on the bench seat in the kitchen. She'll comment later.