Road Trip 2011

We did get our family vacation.

It started with a 12 hour road trip to North Carolina.

The drive was awesome.

I can't believe I would say this, when I totally suck sitting still in a car.

But Darin drove the whole way.

I read a fantastic book (Wally Lamb's "The Hour I First Believed")
and the kids are awesome travelers.

We saw mountains in Tennesse and drove through tunnels

(a favorite)

 

I packed us up with games and Mad Libs and music that made the driver super fun for all.
We drove through a few major cities (some call it the empty stadium tour)
Here is Indianapolis.

D even let us stop for gas and a stretch every 3 hours!

This was his compromise to me=the worlds' worst car traveler!

Thanks D!

Welcome to North Carolina!

Kentucky Countryside

Turns out, being held hostage in a car with nothing to do but read and think and listen to music and enjoy your family is not actually the worse thing in the world.

I am proved wrong on this one.