550 miles9 hours and 50 minutes2 movies1 Missouri 50 states movie (15 minutes-we wouldn't torture our kids...maybe a little. We made them write a report about it. KIDDING!)4 states including Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri0 swear words I Bob Evans Bloomington1 Residence Inn Downtown City viewOpen road ahead. Pavement leading us to the unknown ahead of us. Joyful singing and laughter.... Really? It's not a Disney movie people.Let me...

Here I sit on the precipice of our third family adventure. Underwear, socks, movies, snacks, Twas the night before travel and all through house not a creature was helping. Not even my spouse (just kidding. it rhymes). .The socks were being laundered with care,In hopes that I finish the laundry in there.The children were nestled all snug in their beds,While visions of travel danced in their heads.And mamma was planning, and dad took a nap.I booked all the hotels ...

I have spent the last year mapping out our next road trip across the US. We are very excited once again. We will be traveling to some south/southwestern states. We will travel for 16 days in our beast, our conversion van. We have enjoyed our van over the past couple of years. It is quite comfortable and room. It is actually very easy to drive. This year, our new states are Tennesee, Arkansas, Oaklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. Some state...

Here it is in numbers. Pretty neat to look at. 16 days 4200 miles 10 new states 3 Big Cities 5 State Capitals 4 Small (western) towns 11 or more different attractions (historic, natural or amusement)   25 plus different restaurants.  237 gallons of gas.  12 different beds per persons 8 Marriotts 1 Americinn Lodge 3 cabins 7 entertainment (sanity) movies 10 states videos 3 educational videos 50 lottery tickets (dad's fun secret) 2 hours o...

Weather: 75*Location: On the Road To ChicagoHighlights: Left before noon. No fighting in car so far.Lowlights: Left the doggies at home. Thanks mom and dad. Left butterflies. Thanks Angela. Hole in tire?#of Swearwords: 1 before we leftPeople we met:Activities: Pack, drive, drive, drive.Hotel: Courtyard Marriott Downtown/RiverFunnies:Teeth lost (by nature or otherwise): 1 (Ben)We have loaded up the car with room to spare. Anxiety and excitement ha...