As I mentioned on Facebook earlier today, I have WAY too many pictures to share on one post. I think it’ll need to be a two part post. At least. Like it should really be more. Maybe it will be… Let’s just see how far we get. I should definitely be writing this stuff at the end of the post, but we all know I’m not going to come back up here and change it. Sooooo onto the pictures!
We’ll just start with getting there 🙂 In case you weren’t sure, our kids are AMAZING travellers!
I know, you’ve probably seen these ones already if you’re part of my Facebook or Instagram page. But if you’re not, here they are! Road tripping in the bus was way nicer than any other way we’ve tried it. It was comfortable, smooth, and honestly, it didn’t suck gas like we thought it would. It cost more than the minivan to operate, sure, but really not by much. We were pleasantly surprised.
Taking breaks along the way. He’s a pretty cute bathroom buddy. Loves those automatic sinks! Automatic toilets, not so much.
She is SUCH a beauty, and was incredibly pleasant the whole trip!
Rowan was a picture of static, lol! And I didn’t have the nerve to make him have a ponytail the entire time. But he seemed not to care, and giggled when he’d push it out of his face and it would persistently stick.
Solly was SO good, waiting long stretches without being able to just play on the floor somewhere. He enjoyed his milk breaks, and drank well, which is not always the case. That was a huge relief to us.
The drive itself was surprisingly seamless. We rarely ever go to Calgary, and the kids have never been. We are in Edmonton much more often. The roads have been less travelled by us, but they were fun. Driving through Drumheller was a highlight, with all of the winding roads and dinosaurs to spot. But while the drive was great, it was even better to arrive at our hotel!
I’ve gushed enough about our hotel, so I’ll leave that out for today. But seriously, the kids raced from bedroom to bedroom, literally running out their energy. They were SO happy!
As I’m sure you can imagine, getting set up and settled and getting food on the go is always a gong show upon arrival. The kids were all of exhausted and energetic and teary and shot and wired and all of the things. And hungry. And it was getting late. So we decided on macaroni for our first meal there.
This is how our seating worked. If you saw the quick YouTube tour I made, you already know this. The kids sat around the counter on chairs, and Brady sat on a tub in the kitchen, haha! I sat against the wall on the other end with Solly. Thank goodness we remembered last minute to bring the high chair that would normally sit on a chair. It just sat on the counter.
He was a pretty cute supper buddy.
Honestly, guys, I think thats all I’m going to put up today. The next day worth of pictures is just too huge to combine with anything else. But hey, the first day was pretty cute too, I’d say. If anyone wants to travel with us next time, just let us know 😉 We do have a bus now, so we’ve got the room!