Sister Stories: A trip outta town

We went on a little road trip last weekend to visit family up in Oklahoma. Claire did surprisingly well in the car, with the exception of some car sickness in Madisonville. I'll spare you the details and just say that luckily we were close to a grocery store and could stop quickly for cleaning supplies. We only went as far as Dallas on Friday and got to stay at Chris and Lauren's. It was great getting to spend a little time with them and seeing where they live--next time we'll have to plan better so we can stay for more than 12 hours and see the area in daylight!! Saturday morning we got back in the car and drove the rest of the way to Ardmore, OK, where we met up with a bunch of Jason's family. We hadn't seen some of them since September (too long!), so it was really nice catching up with everybody. We were all up there to help Jason's Aunt Kim and Uncle Bryan get ready for the mountain bike race they organize every year. (Their son, Ben, is a really really really good mountain biker--in fact, he's the top-ranked biker in the entire state!!) The race was Sunday morning, and Claire had a fantastic time watching everyone and everything. Great Grandma Jo pushed her all over the park in her stroller so she could watch and cheer on the bikers. That afternoon we loaded back in the car and drove all the way home. It was a long drive, but Claire did a great job again. Thank goodness for Dora and The Backyardigans!