Road trip day 5… chicken & noodles
Today my husband asked his grandmother to please, please, please, make him home-made chicken and noodles. It is one of his favorite meals that apparently only she can do just right. I was intrigued by this, one, because I have never had them and two because I have never known anyone to make their own noodles. That is why I love her so much. This wonderful lady can whip up a meal made from scratch in no time. I was also very excited because my toddler would be able to eat this meal and hopefully enjoy it as much as his dad. We took the boys to the park right behind grandma’s house and later put them down for their naps. I took advantage that the boys were sleeping and went shopping with grandma to Wal-Mart to get some stuff that the boys are used to eating. Not very many places to shop in where we were staying, so a trip to the store means going three towns down from where we were. After our shopping trip, my husband and I gathered up the boys and went to the grandpa’s homes. It was time to let grandma work her magic in the kitchen.
Great grandpa pulled out a box of old John Deer tractors that my husband used to play with when he was a child and gave it to my toddler to play with. His face lit up when he saw them. He played with each one outside in the what seemed to feel like 200 degree weather. It did not seem to bother him at all. In the mean time I was melting and so was the baby. I had two portable baby fans attached to the stroller and he was still sweating. I did slather them both and myself with sunscreen even though we were in the shade. I was finally glad when it was almost dinner time and my husband said we had to go.
Home made chicken and noodles here we come! I was so excited. When we got back to grandma’s house she had dinner ready. She even baked a cherry pie! Now this is my type of vacation. Dinner was amazing, my boys liked everything, (I gave some to the baby mashed up and he took to them very well) and my husband ate so much I think he almost made himself sick. Spending time like this with family has made this trip very special.
