Day 2 of our family started in Louisiana. We knew it was a long day, and we were all excited to get going so we could get to Atlanta. After a yummy breakfast at the hotel, we loaded up, got back on the road, and started heading East!
We stopped in Mobile Alabama for lunch. Thanks to awesome cell phones with GPS, I was able to find a Chick-Fil-A not far off the road for us to stop at. Curtis was able to use the GPS on his phone to get us where we needed to go. Traveling is MUCH easier with cell phones!
We were in Alabama FOREVER! But with coloring sheets, stickers, little toys, DVDs, and Hank the Cowdog on CD, we were able to keep smiling.
Finally, we saw this......
and were very happy!
One thing that I did with the kids that went over really well were state coloring sheets. Each of the big kids had a map of the US, and we colored the states as we went through. Then, as we entered a new state, they would get a coloring sheet of just the state. Micah in particular really enjoyed these, and colored the states with lots of different colors.
We'd also do coloring sheets with the state bird, flower, tree or flag. I could pull up state info on my phone and give the kids random facts on the new states we were entering.
We arrived at my sister's house at about 8:30, eastern time (7:30 on our body clocks). The first thing we had to do was give Micah a breathing treatment. He had been struggling all day while we were driving, though he never had a full out asthma attack.
Overall, the day went really well! We ate dinner in the car, helping to keep us moving. While we were traveling, some friends of ours were also traveling, and having lots of car problems. I was thankful for God's traveling mercies granted to us.
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