Our Traveling Begins- Day 1

Dave and I decided months before we were married that we wanted to be a traveling family--see sights, marvel at God's creations and experience our countries history. Although we have incorporated some touring amidst family visits, this is our first long voyage. 

Our route was based on two things--Visit Chicago/Nauvoo and drive through as many states as possible (I've collected spoons since I was 16 and its always been a goal of mine to touchdown in each state).

As experience is a grand teacher, we learned much on this trip that we will or not repeat on our next. The first tip we learned--TIP #1 PLAN FOR EXTRA TIME TO PACK UP THE CAR!

Three hours later than we planned to leave, we set off for Laramie, Wyoming--our first stop and 6 hours away. Most of our traveling was done in the dark (probably good as our view consisted of only sagebrush and dirt).

We stopped in Evanston for a treat and geared the girls up for many of our soon to be poses. We arrived at 12:30, shuffled the kids off to bed in our KOA Kabin and collapsed.
TIP #2 LATE NIGHTS MEAN LATE MORNINGS.

That said, this leg of our trip was spontaneous. After looking things over we decided a 13 car ride the first day would wear us out--thus a stop in Laramie.