Road Trip

Last week we (me, Kyle, Taryne, Hayden and my mom) took a road trip to Tennessee so we could find a new home. Despite being in the car quite a bit, both kids did extremely well. Our trip time on the road also took a little longer since we had to stop every 3 hours or so to give Hayden a bottle. We rented a minivan (to hold us all) and packed it completely full for the trip. We were so organized with all of our totes and thermals!

Thank you Thirty One for helping us be organized on the trip!

We decided to take a different route to Tennessee and we technically made a "loop". On the way there, we drove through Texarkana, Little Rock and stopped for the night in Memphis. It was stormy and raining that evening so Taryne was a bit disappointed that we didn't get to play in the pool. The next morning we got up and drove to Knoxville. The drive was easy the entire trip. I loved the scenery, however, it would have been nice to see MORE of it. It seemed that most of the way there and back the highway was lined with a TON of trees. It felt like we were in a tree tunnel except we could see the sky above us. So I am not too sure what everything really looked like besides being tons of trees and rolling hills. It was green and pretty and not near as hot as Texas.

The second night we were in a hotel that we thought had a pool but when we asked, it did not. We were supposed to stay there two nights but decided one night would be it. We found a great hotel in downtown Knoxville for the second night that had a pool but by the time we finally got back to the room, it was late and so no pool. We checked out the University of Tennessee campus that afternoon, I met with my professor, we went to the mall and bought some Tennessee attire, had dinner and most importantly, we found a place to live.

Awesome!!

After we got back to the hotel, we walked around the Sun Sphere park area. It is so pretty and the weather was so nice!

On our return trip to Texas, we stayed in Alabama with Kyle's Aunt Joy. She has a beautiful place and home and so thankful we could visit with here.

Kyle, Taryne and Hayden playing in the LeapPad

We were glad to be home, just to be out of the car. It was amazing how hot and humid it was in Alabama and again in Texas compared to the nice weather we experienced in Knoxville. And, to make things even better, our allergies were good while in Knoxville. As soon as we got closer to home, Taryne, Hayden and I started sneezing up a storm.

Until next time...Gig'em!