Red Rocks to Texas

This drive has been a lot of things. It has been magical, and difficult, and trying, and exciting, and exhausting.  The kids have fared very well, much better than mom and dad.  Kevin and I made the decision on day 2, to stop along the way and see the sights. We saw beauty, and met people, and just took it all in. But....this caused our drive to double (it doesn't seem mathematically possible, but it is!), and we pulled in very very late in New Mexico on Sunday night. We didn't get much rest and we were out the door before the sun rose on Monday morning. We just wanted to keep moving, and our ideas of stopping and taking in the scenery went out the door. Just drive, became our motto. And we could have pulled it off, if it wasn't for the bathroom needs of those 3 munchkins in the back seats. We arrived in Dallas Monday evening.  Our 2 day stop in Dallas with family was exactly what we needed.  We were blessed to be able to see the whole family, and go to cousin Max's football game. The kids seem more relaxed, and now we face the last leg of our journey. We will stop somewhere in Kansas tonight, and be in Des Moines by tomorrow afternoon.  Stay tuned....

 The painted desert. Red Rocks, AZ

 First view of fall

 Meteor Crater

 Football game in Texas