Road Trip - Spokane

So. Last week we got home from a 1600 mile roadtrip and I'm just recovering! Would I recommend doing that with a toddler and a newborn? NO. But we had a great time with friends, family, and I got to meet some amazing new people!

Riverfront park

This is from our first stop, Spokane. We basically just slept there but I lived in Spokane for 5 years during college and beyond and Andrew had never been there so I had to show him around at least a little bit. He had only heard really negative things about Spokane from other people. If you need fun to crawl into your lap and scream "I'm here!" then Spokane's not the place for you. You definitely have to seek out your experience. I loved living on the South Hill, working downtown, pepper steak sandwich at The Onion, The Rocket Bakery, antique shopping in Coeur d'Alene, after-work drinks at C.I. Shenanigans, after drink gambling at Northern Quest (bad idea), lazy summer afternoons at Lake Roosevelt, estate jewelry at Finders Keepers. . . I could go on but I'll stop now. You get the idea.

Andrew and Andi

I put this on Facebook too but it's so funny I have to share it here. Hotwire.com says in the fine print that the hotel we book only guarantees that the room can accomodate the number of people on the reservation, not necessarily the number of beds in the room. Which is how you find yourself in this situation:

Giant Bed

The next post will be the cabin in Idaho and after that Yellowstone. It's a three-parter, folks!

P.S. Do you like the new format with the larger photos or did you like it with the smaller pictures? I'm not sure if this new size if overwhelming or not!