We arrived safely to our new home November seventh and we are so thankful for how smooth everything went. We decided to make the most of this trip and turn it into a family vacation along the way. We had a system planned out making the trip as smooth as it could be.

Each day I had a little something new for the kids. They got new sticker books and activity books and they would get them in the mornings after checking out of the hotels. After our afternoon stop we’d let them watch a movie. For our stays we pre booked and pre planned making sure each place would have a pool and breakfast. 

For food we stopped at restaurants for lunch and whatever they didn’t eat we reheated in the microwave for dinner. I had hotdogs and apples and things in my on the go cooler for dinners in case they ate most of their lunches.  At each Restaurant we would do potty breaks and tidy up the car a little bit with toys they have dropped along the way.

Peter and I had a game plan. Depending on when we would check into hotels. Some nights we would let the kids go swimming. For mornings we would do breakfast there then go back and start loading up the car. I would fill mine and the kids water bottles with fresh water. The nights before I would lay out mine and the kids clothes so we could collect our bags faster. I would also reheat food from restaurants for dinner and unload the cold food in the fridge while they would be swimming. 

On the first day we drove straight to Idaho and stopped for gas and had a picnic from food I packed. Then my sister in law got us pizza and we met up at their house to take the kids trick or treating. It was so fun! The hotel was ten minutes from their place and we skipped swimming.

The next day we drove to the first restaurant for lunch and then went to the potato museum. Afterward we headed on the road for a long stretch to Wyoming and the kids got to go swimming that night. Wyoming was beautiful. After checking out the next morning we headed to a beautiful botanic garden and a really nice restaurant for lunch that had the best food and atmosphere for families.

The next day was a longer drive to Colorado and we took a break the day after. We knew with being on the road for a few days we wanted to make sure we were having fun and taking a break in the middle of the trip. We decided to do an adventure day in Denver, Colorado. We did the children’s museum and lunch at the aquarium and the aquarium after lunch. I highly recommend the aquarium. It was amazing! After the adventures we headed to our next hotel that was only an hour away. 

The last stretch to Texas was our driving day we didn’t do much. We just got to our hotel to swim and went to a play ground. We booked a hotel near our new home and stayed there for two nights giving us time to get there in case something happened along the way. The day we moved in was really fun! We went to a play ground then out for lunch at Olive Garden. The kids loved it! Then we unloaded and did leftovers for lunch.

After being here for six weeks we are seeing more each day that this big life change has been a great fit for our family.