We (Josh and I) love road trips. He loves to drive, and I like to watch the scenery go by. We are hoping the kids will also grow to love road trips in time. So, why did we decide to drive rather than fly? The biggest reason is that it’s just cheaper, but it was also a good excuse to get to see lots of family, if only for a brief amount of time. Next time, we’ll probably simplify and shorten the journey, but for some reason we decided that we were going to go big and be gone for 16 days. At the time, it didn’t really seem like that big of a deal, until we got nearer the day and especially once the packing commenced. I have never been a light packer, but even I thought I was doing pretty well for 16 days. In reality? I didn’t wear everything I packed and absolutely could have packed fewer clothes. The bigger trouble always comes with all of the toiletries and stuff and hair dryers and everything takes up so much room.
The kids each finally got their own suitcases and it seems like I just barely managed to fit all their clothes inside. Once again, in hindsight, we could have done with less, so now we know for next time.
Okay… brace yourselves.
Notice Vega in the background trying to sneak in with all of our stuff? Also… I apologize for closeups of all undergarments. Probably more than you want to know about us, but oh well. I like to document the massive amounts of craziness.
We also neglected to bring any emergency cold weather things like long-sleeve shirts, which we will do next time. Whoops.
On to the fun! I picked the kids up from day care around the usual time while Josh was napping (after the bed was packed up) and they were excited to get on the road. I finished packing our smaller cooler and the rest of the snacks and we were ready to drive overnight to Colorado Springs!