The night was fairly restful-Mom thought she was going to get Reagan's bug around 12, bottle for Campbell at 2, Graham waking up at 3, Mom not able to find Anderson at 4 (he moved way off of his spot), Campbell eating again at 6 and everyone else waking up at 7. We all got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast and were on the road and getting gas at 10:06.
Graham was in a much better mood this morning and seemed almost happy to be in the car. He did look at Robby in his seat and said "bye bye" every once and awhile. By 12, we were in need of a stop so McDonalds was calling our name. There are no quick stops with 4 kids so after a bathroom stop and diaper changes it was time for Reagan, Anderson and Graham to play while Mom and Dad snuck an ice cream sundae.
We had a few driver changes during the day-Robby seemed to have a harder time staying awake during the day than during the night so Mom had to fill in (even though Graham would have loved to take over). The kids oddly enough didn't have to go to the bathroom on the way home-usually they are going every 5 minutes or at least saying they have to since they are bored. The movies, candy, snacks, juice boxes and special prizes from Mom kept them entertained.
The rain started on us around Memphis and at times it was blinding. The kids noticed the rain and would grow quieter as it became louder. We needed gas in Forest City and even swung by Taco Bell for some cheese roll ups and burritos. We made it home by 5:20 and had driven a little over 2090 miles. When Anderson realized that we were nearing the house he said "that wasn't so bad, well, maybe it was a tiny bit bad."
After quickly unpacking, throwing a load of laundry in and a fresh change of clothes for everyone, we headed to church. The kids were excited about getting to go to their "coloring class" and Mom and Dad were excited about just sitting and being quiet for a few minutes!
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