Drvin', drivin', drivin'

Being the good scrapbooker/blogger/photographer I try to be, I documented our trip to GA and back. Benjamin, being a goof ball.
Welcome to Louisiana!!! I had originally wanted to take pictures of the kids with all the state signs. But we crossed into LA while on a very tall bridge. Just didn't happen!

My sweet friend Kristy Bell got Elizabeth this map place mat with the states. Elizabeth loved finding the new states, as we entered them. LA is under the glare. We named this trip our Bridge Trip. There were so many HUGE bridges! This one led over a ton of swap land.

Welcome to Mississippi.

Thank-you Vana!

Curtis did an awesome job mapping out our trip. He then printed out about a dozen maps, and tracked our route while we were driving. So very Curtis!!

This picture was taken on another bridge, this time in MS. Just over the horizon was the ocean. So is the water in the picture fresh or salt? Hmmm......

Welcome to Alabama!

One of my favorite picture from the drive. Isn't she adorable??

We were in Alabama FOR-EVVVV-ER!!!! The kids were supposed to be asleep when we got to Georgia, but weren't. Montgomery, AL was Benjamin's breaking point. So we were glad to see....

Welcome to Georgia!!!! Really, I promise that's what that green blur says.

Sleepy eyes!

The trip from Kingwood to my sisters house in GA took 14 1/2 hours. We made 7 stops, the longest being 30 minutes. We also made one side of the road pit stop to try to save time.

For the drive home, my Mom and I drove from Georgia to Layfette, LA. It was 9 hours of driving, and took us 11 hours. My Dad graciously got us a wonderful hotel to stay in to break up our trip. When Elizabeth walked into the room, she started talking about how beautiful it was, and it was so wonderful, look at the beauty, and ended with, "It's a miracle that we get to stay here!!!"

As miraculous as it was, it wasn't all roses. This morning, when we woke up, Micah was throwing up. We ditched the plans to swim, waited till the puking had subsided, and got on the road. Too bad the break in puking didn't last. (He isn't actually getting sick in this picture. He was just examining the inside of the trash can.)

Thankfully the puking was only once (until we got home) and we made it home in one piece.

I was very proud of us for making the drive!! It's nice to know that the kids can do such a long car trip so well. Who know, maybe there are more road trips in our future?

HA!!! Not for a long time.