and we're off!

Friday morning, February 27, about 7:15am, we pulled out of our driveway at home for our big southwest adventure!  My parent's in their Yukon, us in the motor home we're renting for three weeks.  The temps were below zero, but thankfully, the roads were clear and driving went well.  We made it as far as Joplin, MO that night.  Still cold and snowy there, though!  But, not as cold as home, and not as much snow as home.  :)

Cold and snowy before leaving home.

The boys (and Mike and I, too!) were so excited to get going!  Being able to ride in a motor home has been nice.  It's a little hard to keep the boys occupied, and they still manage to bug each other, but it sure is nice to turn a movie on for them, have them be able to use the bathroom, and put them to bed for the night while we're still driving.  Both Friday night and Saturday night Caleb and Logan fell asleep in the bunk while we still had a fair amount of driving to do.  Levi on the other hand...  He's been so tired, but then at night while we were driving he was pretty wound up.  He did nap in his car seat in the Yukon on Friday while I drove.

In our home for the next three weeks.

Breakfast in the motor home.

The Arch in St. Louis, MO.

Saturday the driving wasn't as nice.  Snowy, icy, rain.  After lunch I took a turn driving the Yukon again so we could try for a nap for Levi in there.  (He didn't fall asleep until about 5 minutes before we were going to stop again....)  Somewhere in northern Texas we saw several cars that had gone off the highway, but the roads didn't necessarily seem THAT bad.  Then all of the sudden a pick-up truck was coming across the median right at us.  He almost hit the back end of the motor home, then was coming for us head on.  Thankfully, I was able to swerve to avoid him, and also not hit any surrounding cars (there was a fair amount of traffic, and I had just passed a car).  Phew!  That will get the heart pounding!  So thankful the Lord protected us.  We ended up arriving in San Antonio much later than we had hoped due to the weather slowdowns.  But, we did make it, and practically fell into bed.

Snowy roads in Oklahoma.

Icicles hanging from the overhang of the motor home.

Today we spent some time exploring in San Antonio.  Quick look at the Alamo, walking along the River Walk, and "shopping" and lunch at the Market Square.  I could definitely spend more time here!  But, a few hours was enough for three little boys.  :)  It is cool (40's/50's) and rainy here today.  We had lunch at a great Mexican restaurant in Market Square.  Bought the boys each a little bird whistle that I will be surprised if they survive vacation.  :)  I am beat from all the walking!  Having a little relax time now.

The Alamo.

The River Walk.