The Bayres: Roadtrip March 2014

During my spring break this year (middle of March... just now getting around to posting) I had a conference in Austin, TX to attend. Flights were really expensive so we decided to take a road trip, the first really long car trip we'd taken with both kids. The first day we drove to Kansas City, MO and then stopped and stayed with James & family for a couple days. Josie slept the first 3 hours and then cried on and off (but mostly on) for the last 3 hours. She recovered quickly when we arrived, but it was unpleasant to say the least. Over the next few stretches we figured out that she did pretty well if I sat in the back so I spent most of the trip wedged between Oli and Josie. What we do for our kids!

Oli's driving

playing outside at a rest stop
(we were excited there was no snow on the ground!)

Our Kansas City visit was great. We ate good food (thanks for cooking for us James!), played games, and the kids played together well. We also celebrated St Patty's Day (a big holiday in the Prior household). It was a fun visit and I wish we lived closer to each other!

exploring the museum in Kansas City

Oli gets to sit in a helicopter at the museum

the toy box makes a good seat

playing outside in Kansas City

Jo is good at making faces

Molly & Josie

Oli and Til made green milkshakes on
St Patty's Day

the guys made macaroons

Seamus the leprechaun left green candies and
potatoes for the kids

the girls (minus me since I was taking the photo)

Read about the rest of the trip after the jump.

Then we drove to Tulsa, OK to see my old college friend Jen. It was so nice to catch up with her after almost 15 years. We had dinner and played in a park in downtown Tulsa and then drove a few more hours and stayed the night at a hotel on the OK/TX border.

hanging in downton Tulsa

Jen & I (can you spot Oli?)

The next day we drove to Austin, TX. We stayed with Chris' aunt Cyndi & uncle Bill in downtown Austin in their amazing condo in the W Hotel. We were spoiled! We had a great time in Austin with family and friends from grad school who were also attending the conference. It was wonderful to be out of the cold and enjoying some great weather and great company. I'm ready to go back!

checking out the view from the 24th floor
of the W Hotel in Austin where we stayed

Oli loved Madison and Riley

the view was magical

Oliver playing with Carly's daughter Miriam.
These two were fast friends.

Elizabeth and I with babies in hats.

Josie on one of Cyndi's rugs

On way back we drove straight to Kansas City from Austin (long day in the car) and then drove home the next day. Traveling with two kids and taking such a long car ride was totally exhausting but we had a really fun trip! Below are a bunch of photos from the trip.