The road trip has begun! After several multi week road trips, I think I have a pretty good idea of how to pack things. Here is what the back of the van looked liked just before we pulled out. About a 1/3 of what is in the back is blankets, etc, because a few nights at a KOA cabin was on the list. I have a bucket for the boys clothes, a bucket for my clothes, a small toiletry bag, a cooler and two buckets for food. Then of course the backpack with electronics. The biggest help on the road is the large size ziplocks I use for each days' clothes. This saves me from pulling out a huge suitcase or having to dig through bags. I grab a ziplock and toiletry bag and I am set.
Our second stop was at a cool park in Wyoming. It was a school playground during school hours and then a city/public park the rest of the time. The boys loved the bridge over the busy highway.
I love this picture with his thumb tucked in and the concentration.
The playground was overwhelming. There was over 10 different elements/areas to play in. Had I had on my tennis shoes, we would have gotten in a great game of tag!
Was fascinated with this picture and how pronounced the rain was in that one little area.
This road trip I finally bought a power inverter and decided to try 'cooking' on the road. Has worked like a charm so far. Had some frozen meatballs in the cooler and just put them in and within about 90 minutes they were ready for dinner. Other than safety on the road, one of my goals is not to spend any money on the road, especially at fast food/restaurants.
So thankful for the safety thus far on the road. I think the biggest mishap I have ever had on the road (with probably 4 trips to Ohio and 4 to Texas ~ which would be about 3,000 round trip times 8 trips....) was a dead battery and as I recall, it happened twice in Ohio, when the car was in my sister's driveway!
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