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EricRasch: So, we’re on a road trip. A big one. We packed the kids up and made the drive from Houston, TX to Buffalo, NY. No, not in one day… we’re crazy, but not *that* crazy. Our 1st stop... The Bull Shack. An obscure, non-Starbucks, family-friendly find 2 hours f
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EricRasch: Elizabeth made sure each of the girls had their own set-ups for the road-trip. The comedian. The diva. The hard-to-please.
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EricRasch: 1st state and 2nd pit stop... Arkansas... or as they called it... AR-Kansas.
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EricRasch: Rocking chair races in Texarkana.
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EricRasch: Bubbles and snacks at our Tex-Ar-Kansas pitstop.
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EricRasch: Hot metal rides in a gravel-filled playground. What's not to like?
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EricRasch: Hey look at that! We found the 'little rock' in Arkansas.
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EricRasch: Rocking chair races in Texarkana.
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EricRasch: Let's play a game: I'm going to post a few shots of Sophia laying down (mostly in the grass... cause that's her thing) and you tell me if she's playing, posing or throwing a tantrum.
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EricRasch: How to keep kids busy on long car rides: STICKERS!
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EricRasch: How to keep kids busy on long car rides: WORKBOOKS!
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EricRasch: How to keep kids busy on long car rides: FINGER-COLORS!
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EricRasch: SUCCESS!!!
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EricRasch: At our 3rd stop of the day... Crater of Diamonds State Park. We're gonna strike it rich, right?
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EricRasch: Loved how she folded her arms behind her back and stood by to observe everything.
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EricRasch: Where are all the diamonds??? It's super hot out here and all I see is rock-hard dirt!
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EricRasch: Get to diggin' kids! We have a trip to pay for!! This lasted about 20 minutes.
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EricRasch: The seven dwarfs were busy working inside. They wouldn't let us in.
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EricRasch: Found some uninteresting pebbles that we ended up tossing. Man it was hot out there.
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EricRasch: Picnic in the park. It was hot in the shade, too.
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EricRasch: Day 1 destination achieved: Hot Springs, Arkansas. They were happy to be in a clean air-conditioned room. So were the bed-bugs.
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EricRasch: Busy watching something amazing on TV.
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EricRasch: She was actually happy taking the picture... just trying to give me a tough look.
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EricRasch: Brought some pizza back to the room so they could eat in bed. It only make half of us sick.
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EricRasch: My little helper carrying luggage up to the room (that's a little Shopkins toy basket in her hand). And that ended Day 1 of our road trip.