Westward Journey

As has been pointed out to me, I have a lot of catching up to do.

We've made a cross-country trek, played with friends and family, 

and seen more of Utah than when I lived here.  

I will just have to take it one day at a time to document our vacation!

While many of you may call me crazy 

for driving 4 kids 1700 miles by myself,

it really wasn't that bad.  

We stopped a lot, made sure the DVDs were loaded,

and I kept sane with a big Coke and 

some peanut butter M&Ms by my side.

I only had to yell twice!

We saw the Illinois state capitol--Springfield.

This is definitely a place to return to--

we didn't see anything except the capitol building...

We continued on through Kansas and visited a fun kids' play museum 

which was built in an old school. (Halle was too busy for a picture)

Our last major stop was the Denver Zoo

It is a great zoo and the kids had a lot of fun, even in the heat!

It was actually a fun little road-trip.

We had some great friends who caravanned with us,

and we stopped at places that we've always flown over.

We're taking a different route home, so it will be fun to see 

more of this great country!