Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Thanksgiving

We went to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving this year to visit Travis' brother-in-law and his family. As always, traveling with the Child family is adventurous, jam-packed with fun and even a little scary at times.
We were pulling a side-by-side Yamaha Rhino and a motorcyle and we ran out of gas on the freeway near Cedar City. So Duane and Travis got out, got the siphon which ended up being too short so they extended it with some tubing they found lying around and two straws we happened to pick up at Subway. Duane did the sucking to start the gas going through the siphon and sucked up some gas in his mouth and just about swallowed it. He was sputtering and spitting and Travis was laughing his head off. Then it happened again! He was burping up gasoline bubles the rest of the night.

LT was in heaven in Las Vegas. He kept asking as we were traveling "Are we in Las Begas yet?" and if we said no, he would start to wimper. He had a ball playing with his cousins and their dog. He loved going motorcycling with his dad, papa, uncle and cousins. About 85% of the time he could be found riding this scooter.
He was really a good boy and didn't cry once during the 8 hour car ride home. This is one of the ways he was entertained.
The dinner was lovely! Thanksgiving has got to be my most favorite meal ever! The girls were able to squeeze in some shopping while the boys took the kids motorcylcing. That was a nice break and I love to shop!

4 comments:

Byron Events said...

good old family memories- sounds quite a bit like our crazy adventures. You should see how we travel with four wheelers - we stand them up on their backs in order to fit 2 in the truck!

Erin said...

Sounds like you had a fun weekend in Vegas! You have quite the creative hubby to use straws as a syphon :) Don't you love holidays where we get to eat, visit, eat and spend time with family?!

Baird Family said...

Sounds like a fun trip! I can totally imagine Travis laughing as his dad chokes on gasoline. Too funny, but not a bad idea when you're stranded.
Stickers are GREAT for road trips and church! We use them all the time.

The Stephenson Family said...

Ok, that pic with the stickers is HILARIOUS! I laughed outloud and I am all by myself! SO FUNNY! Her face is priceless! Thanks for sharing yet another humorous story!

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