We Made It

We have arrived in San Antonio...and none too soon, if you ask me. Now, who could have guessed that driving 1400 miles with 5 children 8 and under would be anything other than 100% fun?

Seriously, the kids did pretty well, all things considered, and so did mom since dad decided, literally as we were hugging him goodbye on Saturday morning, that he was going to come with us. He had a "God Breeze", as we call these inspirations, that he should come. We are so glad he did, as it made the trip so much easier having 2 adults...especially since Lindsey developed what we thought was a bladder infection on day 2 which necessitated a stop every hour. A forced diet of cranberry juice solved the problem, thankfully.

Yesterday we spent the day at my uncle's ranch near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Of course, we visited the caverns, which were truly amazing. The ranch itself was almost too much fun for the kids to handle. They rode an ATV, canoed and swam in the swimming hole, found turtles, frogs, fish, bugs and snakes, watched the horses (they couldn't ride because it was too muddy from the night-before rain), made smores at the bonfire by the creek, played croquet, etc., etc., etc. I will post some photos of this amazing day when we return home.

I was very glad they had the break in the middle of the long drive and had the chance to see a life quite different than the one we have in our California housing tract. It was fun to visit, but it must be so much work to live on the ranch and actually make it run. I have new respect for my uncle and the work he does there!

Here's to a few days of not driving and enjoying beautiful San Antonio, Texas!