Our Adventure

 I tried to build up this 22 hr long drive

to California for the kids by calling

it an "adventure".

I have a feeling they'll never believe me again.

Plus the ride ends up being at least 5 hrs more

then what mapquest predicts

for miscellaneous pit stops

and gas guzzling.

90% of our trip was during the night

and the kids did great!

But it is sure hard on us parents.

Driving at night is obviously tiring,

boring, and for most of Texas...

SLOW.

Because the speed limit drops

to 65mph at night.

Which is lame, because

there isn't anything out there.

Proof at how boring the scenery was.

This is pretty much what most of west Texas,

New Mexico, Arizona and eastern California

look like.

We rearranged the car seats so

that Sydney and Emma

could take care of Dan

for us.

Which moved the more energetic

kids away from any

innocent bystanders.

And did I mention how this trip

wouldn't have been possible

with out that trusty

DVD player?

I owe it my life!

Or maybe the kids owe the

DVD player their lives.