Spring Break?

What was I thinking? Spring break in Mexico sounds good, right? Not exactly the way I did it. Let me back up. About a month ago Luke said his tooth was hurting, so I looked at it and saw a very large cavity. I was so upset because it was only 8 months ago that we took Luke to Mexico to get 9 cavities taken care of. Now just 8 short months later he had another one, and it was big! My mom told me that my dad was going to Algodones (Mexico) over spring break to finish up his dental work, so I decided just to send Luke with him. Over the next couple of weeks I started feeling bad that I was just going to ship Luke off with my dad alone, and it did sound nice to get out of the Woodland weather, so I decided to go with them. Again, what was I thinking? The drive to Algodones from here is about 12 hours. I am 7 months pregnant and sitting for that long isn't great, plus the road from Las Vegas to Blythe, CA (where my aunt and uncle live) is torture for anyone that gets the slightest bit of motion sickness; and I get more than the "slightest bit".

Well, the drive was bad, but we got to break it up with fun stops and visits with friends and family. We left Sunday night and drove to Las Vegas to stay with Allen and Patrice. Monday morning we went to Floyd Lamb State park and spent time looking at the water foul and enjoying the warm weather. We drove that evening to Blythe and Tuesday was spent in Algodones at the dentist. My aunt was nice enough to keep Noah so I didn't have to deal with him all day in Mexico at the dentist. Luke had to have a root canal and crown on his cavity, again. The dentist only speaks a little English and after Luke was finished she said to me in her best English, "It berrry important to brrrush him teeth, okay." I didn't go into detail with her about how we brush, floss, and rinse with flouride every night. After the dentist we did a little Mexican shopping (got to love those prices), and ate some delicious fish tacos. We stayed two more days in Blythe because my dad had more dental appointments. The boys and I enjoyed the warm, but windy, weather and went swimming and played outside. Just for Noah's sake we took one morning to visit my uncle on the headquarters of the church farm. We saw all the big farm equiptment and Noah was in Heaven! He climbed in all the big tractors and looked at the hitches. He is totally fascinated with big equiptment. Thursday night we went back to Vegas and Friday I got to spend time with my friends. Cassondra was so nice to come and get me in her new minivan. It was pretty sweet. We went to the park for a few hours and then the boys and I went to the Kelsey's to visit some more. It was great to see everyone again. Luke was especially excited because he got to see ALL of his friends. Thanks so much to Whitney and Stephanie for bring the boys to the park! Luke even got to go to his old school to say hello to his teacher and his old classmates. It was a great day. Saturday morning we drove to La Verkin and met up with the Johnsons and Butikofers for a little hiking at Red Cliffs. It was a lot of fun. The kids totally loved to climb the rocks and explore the little caves. On the road again for the last leg home. We finally arrived home on Saturday evening and I was exhausted! Six days, 1500 miles, and visits with friends and family had worn me out. I let Rick get the boys in bed while I gave myself a manicure, pedicure, soak in the tub, and had Rick give me a back massage. Whew, spring break had it's good times and bad, and I am glad it is over!