Jeremiah and Nicole put together a delicious breakfast of eggs and sausage made into burritos and served THE BEST coffee we’ve had all trip (this is kind of Jeremiah’s thing!) Tom made me change this to BEST COFFEE EVER. We had lunch and the kids continued playing outside in the bounce house and water slide.Continue Reading Day 32 Oklahoma 2/2

Up and on the road by 10, we grabbed the continental breakfast before we departed so buy us extra time on the road. Our drive through TX proved that there are parts of the country that are just completely empty. We allowed the kids movie time on their Kindles to make it through another LONGContinue Reading Day 31 Oklahoma 1/2

Up early for morning Yoga in the lobby. It's a great way to start the day. We then hit up the breakfast buffet right at the lodge. Everyone got their fill and then we went back to the room for tubbies and to pack up. Once we checked out we continued to roam around GWLContinue Reading Day 30 Texas

Tom heated up bagels for the kids and some egg tortilla things for us. There won’t be another campsite for several days so took some time to make some adjustments to our spaces. The most important part of today is it’s Aug first – birthday day for Penny and Tom. So, we had a littleContinue Reading Day 29 Colorado 4/4

We were all up by 8 and showered by 9, yet somehow we didn't get out until about 10. On the agenda for today was the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. We met a friend of mine and her family for our museum stroll. The place was huge and the kids had a greatContinue Reading Day 28 Colorado 3/4

We took our time packing up today to drive through Colorado, but it was worth the wait. What a stunning part of the country. Steep mountains and neat canyons. I felt bad that tom drove and couldn't properly appreciate it's beauty. Our first destination was Vail. However the kids got hungry before we made it,Continue Reading Day 27 Colorado 2/4

We packed up the camper today and took off for Silt, Colorado. Our only plan was to get to the campsite and relax. Before we left Dinosaur, we stopped at the Colorado Visitors Center so the kids could get their Junior Ranger badges. Then our GPS opted to take us on another “mountain pass”. AkaContinue Reading Day 26 Colorado 1/4

Our destination today was Dinosaur National Monument. Half of this park is in Utah and half in Colorado. We checked out the Utah Visitors Center and took a shuttle up to the Quarry Visitors Center for the 10:30 Ranger Presentation. Let me just tell you about this cool place. This area was once a riverContinue Reading Day 25 Utah 4/4

Today we packed up at our leisure and drove straight to Vernal, Utah. We opted to make it a down day and let the kids just chill. We spent the afternoon in the pool and played the day away. We showered and Tom made chicken and veggies for dinner The big kids played mini golfContinue Reading Day 24 Utah 3/4

Day 23 We’ve officially hit our midway mark! Kind of sad to be on the other side but there is still so much trip left to experience. Today was the day I’d been waiting for, at least the morning. We traveled to Mona, Utah to visit the Young Living Lavender Farm. We got a distilleryContinue Reading Day 23 Utah 2/4