We Made It!

We have had a great couple of weeks, or has it been months, maybe only days?? However long we've been gone it has flown by and been a great time. Our last look and goodbye at our home, I did shed a tear. We have so many pictures I'll try to post even more later. We took 4 days to drive across the country. It was such a great trip too. The kiddos were amazing! They would just hop back in the car after each stop without complaining ready to sit for a few more hours. Each night they fell asleep in the car, then we carried them into the hotel room and they slept great, ready to do it all again the next day. These little fans from the dollar store were played with the entire trip. Don't worry, the fans were made of foam so it didn't hurt their tongues as they did this most of the way. They watched lots of movies and ate lots of treats! We had two trusty drivers driving our truck and they said they had a good time too. They got to try out their Ham Radio too! The highlilght the first day was when Dad wanted some of the Tim horton donut holes we had in our car so they drove up beside us on the highway. I had to throw them at just hte right angle across Ray and through Dad's window. I got it just right when I hit Dad right between the eyes! That made for a good laugh! We owe these two a lot. They just trucked along and were so willing to help us out. The second one is at a reast stop in Nebraska or maybe Wyoming. Here we are crossing into Iowa, the bridge was swung open for a barge coming through. It was a neat thing to see, Kate enjoyed that. I was glad Jack was asleep so I didn't have to worry about him falling or jumping off the bridge. Here are the kids at a stop at Cabela's to stretch our legs. We also stopped in Nauvoo, they have this great little area for kids with all the games pioneer kids played. They loved it here, they played in a little school house , Kate washed and hung doll clothes out to dry and they played lots of different games. We were there first thing in the morning so we were the only ones there.We got to spend one short might with Grandma Great in Salt Lake City. It was so nice to see the way Kate loves her. She ran right into her arms and gave her a big hug. I like seeing Jack sitting at the bar eating just like we did on all our visits from his young age up. It's so comforting to walk into her house at 11:00 at night to a big hug, freshly baked brownies and ice cream. Grandma Great is never short on ice cream. We spent four days in Oregon and then were off on a trip to WA. I'll have to post those pictures later. We stayed with Robin and her gang and realized that our kids love the trampoline! If they weren't eating or sleeping they were jumping!