On Thursday we started the trek home. Thankfully we stretched it out over several days because this was a long stretch of driving. We left Evergreen and drove the 30 minutes or so to Denver. (We had to stop for a picture with the capitol, of course.) We walked around downtown Denver for a bit and the kids picked up a few souvenirs. Then we packed back into the van for the long trip to Omaha. This was roughly 7 hours and although it really actually went really well, it was just a long time in the car. We stopped at a gas station and the big kids bought fidget spinners with their souvenir money. (Mom and dad had previously told them that we would never by them one, but they managed to work the system since they all had souvenir money left) These actually kept them pretty entertained for a good portion of the drive that day, so I guess I can't complain too much! Even grandpa got a kick out of them! Before Omaha, we had to stop in Lincoln for a picture with their capitol, so we had a quick dinner at RUNZA which is a Nebraska tradition, I guess. Similar to our Culvers, I have been told. Their specialty is a Runza sandwich that is basically ground beef and cabbage in a hoagie bun. I tried it and actually really liked it! (I was super hungry though, so that may have influenced my opinion.) Also they have FRINGS (a container of half onion rings, half fries) I actually laughed while ordering these and the kids were so embarrassed! Ha!
The entire drive to Omaha we were all looking forward to going swimming in the pool at the next hotel. Kyle booked it while on the long drive (all other hotels we had booked before we left, but this one we waited on because we wanted to see how far we could get on this long travel day) Kyle got a great deal on 2 hotel rooms (usually we all just stayed in one larger room) so we were all excited for our own beds. When we got there we all ran out of the car and saw that the pool was EMPTY! They were painting it or repairing it or something... but quite the disappointment! Thankfully we will be able to joke with Kyle about this for many years to come....AND we were already planning on staying at a waterpark the next day, so they kids at least had that to look forward to!
Ryan loves wolves and had to show "Wolfie" the wolf on the wall!
Ava was a street performer in downtown Denver!
Empty POOL!
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