Stats:
550 miles
2 states - Kansas and Colorado
hotel - none (We stayed in our new home.)
We got up and had breakfast at the hotel. We then piled into the car and prepared to drive to the rest of the way to our new home. Again, the children surprised us by not complaining one bit.
The drive through Kansas was by far the dullest part of the trip. There is nothing in Kansas. In Campbell's words all there is to see is "grass and tumbleweeds". Oh, how correct she is. To help the time go by for her we introduced her to the jack-a-lope. Now, if you have never heard of a jack-a-lope I am surprised. This is a legend that I think is required for parents to pass on to their children. A jack-a-lope is a rabbit with antlers. Surprisingly, Campbell did not see a single one of the creatures. But she sure did look for them.
We did stop in Kansas. We were going to go the the "zoo" where you could see the largest prairie dog in the world. According to the billboards, it is 800 pounds. Unfortunately, the "zoo" was closed for the season. We did however, get to smell cow manuer. We quickly got back in the car and headed out of Kansas.
We finally crossed into Colorado in the early afternoon. For an idea of how bored we were, we watched our cell phones for 30 minutes waiting to see when they would register the time change. Who knows when the changed but they were on the correct time when we arrived in Denver.
About an hour out of Denver we saw a "scenic route". We decided that since we were so good on time and the weather was so beautiful we should take the scenic route. Uh-oh. The first part of the route was more of what we had seen most of the day; rolling hills, grass, and tumbleweeds. When we reached a spot where it may have been a bit more scenic, it started to snow, big fat can't see snow. The last 40 miles of our trip was on a two lane "scenic route" covered in snow. Welcome to Colorado!
We did arrive in Denver safely. We went to the townhouse and dropped off the stuff we had with us. We then headed to the mall and grocery store to get a few necessities. After getting the necessities we needed, we prepared to sleep in our new home for the first time. That night we slept in sleeping bags on the floor after watching a movie on a portable DVD player. I wish I had a picture of this family of 4 watching a movie on that itty bitty screen. That was a sight!
550 miles
2 states - Kansas and Colorado
hotel - none (We stayed in our new home.)
We got up and had breakfast at the hotel. We then piled into the car and prepared to drive to the rest of the way to our new home. Again, the children surprised us by not complaining one bit.
The drive through Kansas was by far the dullest part of the trip. There is nothing in Kansas. In Campbell's words all there is to see is "grass and tumbleweeds". Oh, how correct she is. To help the time go by for her we introduced her to the jack-a-lope. Now, if you have never heard of a jack-a-lope I am surprised. This is a legend that I think is required for parents to pass on to their children. A jack-a-lope is a rabbit with antlers. Surprisingly, Campbell did not see a single one of the creatures. But she sure did look for them.
We did stop in Kansas. We were going to go the the "zoo" where you could see the largest prairie dog in the world. According to the billboards, it is 800 pounds. Unfortunately, the "zoo" was closed for the season. We did however, get to smell cow manuer. We quickly got back in the car and headed out of Kansas.
We finally crossed into Colorado in the early afternoon. For an idea of how bored we were, we watched our cell phones for 30 minutes waiting to see when they would register the time change. Who knows when the changed but they were on the correct time when we arrived in Denver.
About an hour out of Denver we saw a "scenic route". We decided that since we were so good on time and the weather was so beautiful we should take the scenic route. Uh-oh. The first part of the route was more of what we had seen most of the day; rolling hills, grass, and tumbleweeds. When we reached a spot where it may have been a bit more scenic, it started to snow, big fat can't see snow. The last 40 miles of our trip was on a two lane "scenic route" covered in snow. Welcome to Colorado!
We did arrive in Denver safely. We went to the townhouse and dropped off the stuff we had with us. We then headed to the mall and grocery store to get a few necessities. After getting the necessities we needed, we prepared to sleep in our new home for the first time. That night we slept in sleeping bags on the floor after watching a movie on a portable DVD player. I wish I had a picture of this family of 4 watching a movie on that itty bitty screen. That was a sight!
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