Homeward Bound

June 22, 2012

After a wonderful vacation, we started the five hour drive home. We had only been on the road for an hour when our tire pressure light went off. Sure enough, when we got out to check, we found another flat tire. These tires were supposedly 80,000 mile tires, and we had maybe gone 20,000 on them! Thank goodness we were in a little town, Ashton. There are long stretches of no man's land for most of the drive, so we were really grateful for the timing.  There was a tire place just around the corner from where we stopped with great people who replaced the tire with a used one for a good price. We just needed something to get us home so that we could take the van back to the place where we had gotten these defected tires.

While we waited for the van to get fix, we walked down the street and found this old fashioned Soda Fountain. Everyone got a dish of ice cream, and by the time we were done, the van was ready to go. It turned out to be a fun stop!

When we got home, Brian took the car to Discount Tires and they replaced all four tires with a better brand tire for no cost, and refunded some of our tire expenses from the trip. They were very nice to work with. Hopefully we're good to go for a while! From now on, we'll be better at getting the car serviced and tires checked before any vacations!(o:

After getting the tire fixed in Ashton, we drove on to Rigby, and stopped by Tara and Ryan's house to visit with them and see their new baby, who is only a few days old. Kylee is beautiful!! Tara and Ryan seemed to be doing great, especially after just having a baby and getting new carpet, both practically at the same time!

They showed us their new carpet in the basement, and Abby showed us her new room with her princess bed. She's all princess!
Jackson had made a booby trap by tying a rope to the bathroom door and holding it shut when someone tried to get out. He's pretty creative - I'm sure he keeps things exciting around there!
It was so fun to see them!