The plan was that my mom would join us and we would drive to Kansa City, Mo. We were there for 3/4 days then headed to south to Beaver Lake, AR for 1 week, back to KCMO for a week, and then to Southern California. We left on July 31st even though we had planned to leave August 1st. Mike had the time off and my mom was able to make it work. The first 3 days were simply TONS of driving.
DAY 1:
Mike, Chester, and I drove to Reno, NV. The drive went well, we had In-N-Out and made it to Reno in about 8 hours. We even hit rain on the way and if you know anything about California at the moment, you know we're in a major drought so we celebrated the rain that was accompanied with rolling thunder and dancing lightening.
{thankful for this man and his endurance}
{MUCH needed coffee to start our trip}
{honestly not sure what this area was called but it's in California}
{Chester snoozing away... when he would still take a binky...}
DAY 2:
We got up early, mom returned the rental car she drove from SoCal to Reno, and we hit the road! We made it from Reno to some where in Wyoming... I can't remember where. It was a LONG drive but we did well and so did Chester. We stopped for dinner in Salt Lake City, UT. From Salt Lake City (even west of there) to Wyoming it was beautiful! Most of it was at night which was kind of a bummer but you could just tell it was gorgeous.
I was teething on this portion of the trip (my wisdom teeth are coming in) so we had to stop in some tiny town and cross our fingers the had Orajel and thank God they did. Orajel combined with some other things made the teething bearable and myself much less cranky... I used orajel directly on the gum/tooth that was causing pain, PanAway (by Young Living) to help alleviate pain in my jaw (when I smiled it would pull inside my mouth and cause pain), and eventually I took an aleve to help with my whole body. Man. I feel for teething babies. Cry baby, cry! I feel your pain!
I was teething on this portion of the trip (my wisdom teeth are coming in) so we had to stop in some tiny town and cross our fingers the had Orajel and thank God they did. Orajel combined with some other things made the teething bearable and myself much less cranky... I used orajel directly on the gum/tooth that was causing pain, PanAway (by Young Living) to help alleviate pain in my jaw (when I smiled it would pull inside my mouth and cause pain), and eventually I took an aleve to help with my whole body. Man. I feel for teething babies. Cry baby, cry! I feel your pain!
{this is where Chester and I were a majority of the time...}
{nature}
{super tiny town food}
{stretching out}
DAY 3
The last stretch! From Wyoming to Kansas City. I just remember being tired and ready to be in KCMO. I got some front seat time on this day which was much needed as Chester wasn't loving his car seat to well anymore...
The last stretch! From Wyoming to Kansas City. I just remember being tired and ready to be in KCMO. I got some front seat time on this day which was much needed as Chester wasn't loving his car seat to well anymore...
I loved Wyoming. A heard of horses running through wide open pastures, rolling hills, antelope (which I had NEVER seen before and I'm from the Antelope Valley...), and starbucks make for a b.e.a.utiful drive. ;)
Driving through Nebraska we hit a thunderstorm and rain which resulted in more excitement.
{how Chester would fall asleep most of the time <3}
{mom and Mike starting off the day}
{Wyoming beauties}
{beauty}
{these formations were beautiful! please ignore the car...}
{Chester looks like Walter [Jeff Dunham character]}
What's the longest road trip you've done? This one was something like 36 hours in a car...
~Emily~
