Road Trip

Here are the highlights of our trip to Kansas City:

Night One: The van handled the mountains of WV with ease, but the Civic was having trouble keeping up. We did make it to Charleston, West Virginia. Called three hotels to get a room, but all were booked (Senator Byrd had his funeral/memorial service that day). Finally got a room with Marriott Residence Inn for $159 a night! Mommy slept in between Lizzy and Sawyer....the breastroker and freestyler while daddy slept with Maddy on the sleeper couch.

Night Two: Made it to Mt. Vernon, Illinois. We drove through Kentucky (where lots of people told us that our kids were "real purty"), through Indiana, and finally through Illinois. Mommy slept with Sawyer while daddy slept in between both girls.

Night Three: Made it to Kansas City! Drove from Mt. Vernon to St. Louis to Kansas City. Stopped off at Double J's BBQ. There were dead animals' heads all over the walls. I refused to sit in a booth because I did not want to be eating underneath this huge deer head. We sat in the middle of the room instead. Night three was July 4th. We actually let the kids play in the hotel pool and you could see the fireworks through the pool windows. It was crystal clear. Very beautiful. Mommy slept with Sawyer and Maddy. Daddy slept with Lizzy.