Well, at least this is OUR version of quick.
It still took five days.
That's about all I can handle as the solo driver.
Stopped at Fremont Indian State Park in Utah.
My girls got to grind corn.
I told them to channel their inner Mexicana.
Saw some cool petroglyphs.
Got to check out a replica of one of their homes...
can't remember what it was called...
Beautiful scenery along the way.
Gorgeous sunset.
Made it to Fruita, CO in time for C to
take a quick dip in the pool before bed.
The next day was my very favorite drive of the whole country--
over the Rockies. Spectacular!
Oh, how I love the beauty around every corner.
We didn't get to stop at all, though. Boo.
We did, however, make time to stop at
Dave and Buster's in Denver.
Woot!
Three D&B's in three states in the last three weeks.
I might have an addiction...
Made it all the way to the other side of CO
and stayed the night in Burlington.
Both girls had time to swim there.
The next day was Sunday.
We visited the cutest little church building that you ever did see
in Colby, Kansas. Great talks and friendly congregation.
After that, lots and lots of cornfields.
"I'm as corny as Kansas in August..."
We made it to Kansas City and got to have a yummy
dinner with Tyler, Jessica, and their cute kids.
So fun to visit with them!
The next morning we left for St Louis.
We love that city!
We stopped at a free drive-thru park called Lone Elk.
It has deer, bison, and (surprise!) elk!
We didn't get to see any bison, but we did see one deer.
And a whole herd of elk, which was cool.
After that, we stopped at the St Louis Zoo.
Also free!
But you have to pay $15 for parking...
We were re-introduced to humidity.
I forgot how sweaty it is...
It is a great zoo!
We had the most fun with this sea lion.
He was so interactive!
We also really liked their penguin exhibit.
Maybe because it was cold in there...
Also enjoyed the Dole Whip. Yum!
Hyena.
Got to see the arch on the drive out of town.
Next stop: Alex and Stephanie's house.
Jonathan was in town. It was good to see him.
We had a yummy dinner with them.
And introduced them to Cover Your Assets... They are good!
Then it was time to head over the mountains in
beautiful, toll-road-filled West Virginia.
And then HOME!!
We made it back just in time for the girls to
attend the open houses at their schools.
Living on the other side of the country from all of your loved ones can be hard. I am so, so thankful that we have the chance to visit so many of them on these cross-country road trips. I'm grateful that we have a reliable van. I'm thankful that I don't fall asleep when I'm driving. I love that the kids enjoy these trips as much as I do. I'm thankful that Andrew can support our family so that I can have a flexible schedule to drive around the country with our kids. And I'm also super grateful to all of our friends and family members who let us crash at their homes so we can afford to be gone for this long. I. Love. Road. Trips.
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