October 14, 2024: Made it to Albuquerque

We all slept in this morning! (Even Laura made it to after 7am!) We took our time and had a delicious breakfast made by Aunt Laura. Trey and Laura ran to H‑E‑B to get the food for the trip while the kids got to stay with Aunt Laura and Uncle Loren. They had a blast and Elizabeth was not ready to leave! 

Just before noon, it was back on the road for another 6 hour trek west. We did it with 2.5 stops and pulled into Albuquerque (yay for spell check or I’d never get that right!) just before 7pm. The boys got the rig all situated while Elizabeth and Mom explore the RV park. 

We got the inside all set up, beds made, etc. While Trey got his new work station set up, the kids worked on their journals. Now it’s bedtime!

October 13, 2024: Fall road trip kickoff!

And we are off again! I’m going to try and document better than we have been the past few years. We are doing the trip a little differently this time! Mom has planned the trip, but no one else know what we are doing except we are heading west and going to all new places… should be interesting!

Our first stop is in Midland, TX to see family, about a 5-6 hour drive. The car is pack, rig attacked, playlist set! Kicked it off with Born in the USA as we pulled away. 

We are also “roadschooling” this trip, so that will add another dimension. Time to put down some miles!

We had a great time seeing Trey’s family in Midland; the kids got to swim and we were treated to a wonderful meal! John and Elizabeth even got their first trick or treating done and left with bags of candy, pancakes, and cookies!