The BEVERLY HILLBILLIES have been spotted...

ON THE ROAD TO UTAH!!!

OOPS!!! NO...IT'S JUST THE CRAFT FAMILY

WE LAUGHED SO HARD!!! Once the truck was all loaded and ready to go, Jim said the only thing missing a rocking chair on top of our load and the sound of banjo's playing in the background!!!

We made a quick trip to Utah last weekend to see Jim's mom, sister, brother in law & 2 nieces. Jim wanted to take this Simplicity tractor to his bro in law that was Grandpa's... so that and all its accessories plus our baggage...we ended up with a large load that let me tell you got some looks as we traveled the highways of Washington, Idaho, Montana & finally Utah!!!

We were taking care of Saylah at this time so I was a bit nervous about 11-12 hours traveling with a 20 month old HOWEVER I was PLEASANTLY surprised!!! SHE IS A GREAT LITTLE TRAVELER ~ I'm pretty sure I whined and/or complained much more than she did! :)

We left our house at 9:30 a.m. on 8/9 and had a couple appointments & errands in Spokane. Officially got ON THE ROAD at NOON!!! We rolled into my mother in laws driveway at 2:00 a.m. on 8/10. Mind you we did loose an hour with the time change but all in all felt pretty good about our travel time. We probably stopped somewhat more often with a little one but I think it made for more fun!!!

 Did alot of this...

this...

this...

{fyi - cheetos on the road - not such a grand idea}

and this...

{thankful for Nats laptop & a Chuggington dvd}

FIRST STOP ~ MISSOULA, MONTANA

We had lunch at Fudruckers! A family favorite! 

Saylah agrees with me! We wish there was a Fudruckers in Spokane!!!

BACK ON THE ROAD...

This lasted for about another hour and THEN SAYLAH SAID...NANA...NANA...

SO I SWITCHED AND RODE IN THE BACK WITH MY LITTLE SUGAR PIE!

I love that she likes to try on and wear my jewelry!!! Such a little princess!!!

We enjoyed our whirlwind weekend in Utah and managed to pack alot of FUN into just a couple of days!!!

Jim's sister Shannon and her husband Frank have a beautiful home and we had a great evening being together with them.

Beautiful antiques & wonderful collections!

Saylah adored the HORSES that were behind Shannon & Frank's house and had the best time playing on the slide they bought just for her to have!!!

Natalie loved being able to see her cousin Allison!

We spent a few hours at the Farmers Market in Salt Lake City and let me tell you it was a fantastic one!

First stop before the market was this yummy German bakery...

Saylah was quite enthralled with all the baked goods too! :)

Off to the FARMERS MARKET...

We had a delicious lunch here after we were done at the Farmers Market!

Saylah & I passed out back at Grandma Lynda's after our big day in Salt Lake!

Time to head home...

X-Large drinks from MAVERICK will help I'm quite sure...

We weren't on the road but 10 minutes and little Sugar Pie fell sound asleep...

Once again, just like the trip there, Saylah did so well going home!

Last big stop was in Missoula, Mt. for dindin and we went to Hoagieville...
OH MY SOUL!!! I have a new favorite place...but we don't have one in Spokane either!!! Probably a good thing...RIGHT?!?!?

There was outdoor seating which was nice so we could let Saylah run around a bit and of course Jim said we could eat there because they serve COKE!!! You know how everything is always BETTER with COKE in the CRAFT family!!!

Load 'em back up...

We weren't the Beverly Hillbillies going home just had the truck loaded up well from a few fun finds we got while visiting in Utah...

Sure had a wonderful weekend and can't wait to go back to Utah again!!!

Let me know if any of you spot the Beverly Hillbillies on the road this fine summer...