We made it!

So we made it to Texas in a three day drive from Virginia. We did it without any major drama and it was so much fun! We followed the road and just decided what to do everyday as it progressed. the first day we didn't get far and daddy decided he wanted to see Luray Caverns in VA. It's this amazing cave that was discovered 150 years ago. It had been completely sealed so it has no animal or plant life. It was so visually stunning. I am so glad the kids loved it. That night we stayed at a motel and the kids had a lot of fun swimming before bed. The next day we mostly drove but had some time to stop and enjoy the beautiful smokey mountains of Tennessee. That night we made it all the way to Birmingham Alabama and got a great deal on a stay at the Le Quinta. We were not impressed with Alabama but the people we so kind!

The coolest part about Alabama is the little towns:
The third day the weather was so nice that we stopped at "Tom Bailey Lake" in Toombasa Mississippi. It was in the middle of nowhere but the park ranger and game warden were happy we were there. They told us stories and showed us pictured of record breaking catfish.
We even met a guy who had just caught a 14 pounder!
Daddy drove the rest of the way and since we had stopped for 2 hours in Mississippi and another hour at the waffle house in Louisiana, we didn't get home till 12:30 am.

It was a long drive but the kids were champs. They had a lot of fun and were great about entertaining themselves. We also would like to thank Santa Clause for giving the kids their own video ipods last Christmas. They saved us. Here is a taste of that it was like in our car by day 3!

Thanks again to everyone who prayed for us and our journey. We are so excited to see all of our Texas friends again and to start school. Yeah!