TRIP TO MICHIGAN

My mom, the boys and I left for Livonia, MI Sunday morning at 3:42 a.m. Yes, you read that right, we left EARLY in the morning. I thought the boys would go right back to sleep, but Andrew stayed up for about 20 minutes and Joshua stayed up for about an hour. Once out, they both slept until about 8:00 a.m. I tried to sleep a little at the beginning of the drive, but I was not so successful...Mom really wanted someone to talk to. We made three stops along the way...driving through Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and into Michigan. All the stops were at least 30 minutes, if not a bit longer...the boys needed some time to move around. Andrew was pretty irritated on the drive, if he was awake. We played peek-a-boo a lot and sang a number of songs that required hand motions. Joshua was GREAT! He was the best little traveler. He "read" about 8 books and watched movies, some over and over. Mom drove the entire way, "Thank you Mom!" and I was responsible for making the boys happy. We had good weather and not too many problems with other drivers (although we did see a lot of dead deer on the back of trucks in Illinois). We finally made it to Jennifer's house at about 11:00 p.m. (they are on eastern time), so the total drive was 19 hours with about 2 hours of stop time. Gas Buddy said the drive would take 17 hours and 20 minutes. I say we made good time.
We used a web site called Gas Buddy. It provided directions and the best places (lowest prices) to stop for gas along the way. You even put in the make and model of your car and it tells you the amount of gas you will use and your gas emisions. If you are going on a long trip try it out.
I will try to keep you all posted during the trip...we have already seen snow today, but I did not make it out in time to take pictures...it is VERY cold here.


Andrew after he woke in the a.m.


Joshua after he woke in the a.m.