Summer Trip: Day One Summary

On Saturday we packed up the van and said goodbye and gave lots of hugs and kisses to "daddy" and left at about 1 pm MDT. Everyone is doing great! We stopped in Rock Springs, Wyo for gas and to stretch. That Walmart there is gross, by the way, I am not sure if any other place in that town would have been any better. We got to Laramie by about 7pm and the girls were starting to let me know that it was their bedtime. I saw a sign for Ramada that said free hot dinner and free hot breakfast, so I couldn't pass that up with 4 mouths to feed. I, of course, have packed lots of things in the van for everyone to eat so we don't have to stop to feed all of us, but that was too good to pass up. The staff at hotel was nice and the room was adequate. Hannah loved the fact that dinner included a salad bar--fresh food--yeah! After taking 10 trips to the van to carry stuff in, while Hannah played with her sisters in the room-with the door locked, chained, and a secret door knock to signal that it was me, I set up the pack-n-plays and proceeded to get everyone to bed. Just so everyone knows, I do not ever want to be a single mother, it takes a ton of work to get everyone to bed at home, and even more work during a road trip! Day two will bring us to Lincoln, NE, more later!