Carolinas

Well. We've arrived in Charlotte and had a nice night in a quiet, well relatively, place. We made a stop in Dallas and got to see Gramma and then it was off to the races. After a painless drive through Texas and Oklahoma, we arrived in Gardner and were happy to see everyone there. The day that we spent there was enjoyed as much as it was needed. CP had a blast with the relatives, and her lovely friend Annabelle.

We pressed on from there to Lone Jack to pick up the cousins and it was time to point the car south. This was our longest day so far - 14 hours in the car with all three of them. Only toward the end of the day (Lake Village, AR) did the newness of this particular brand of family fun wear thin. A visit to Chuck's Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, MS soothed the savages with some good fried food.....and a chilli/slaw burger for the driver! Man, that was good stuff.

More good stuff followed with a visit to both sets of the kids' great grandparents. We had fun with all of them and I think that I managed to get a good picture....or two, during the festivities. We spent a few days in MS and decided that it was our time to go. The kids need to be closer to the beach, so that's the way we headed.

I didn't know about it, but thanks to the Betsy, we figured out that our overnight stop in Atlanta at the Georgian Terrace would allow for a trip to the largest aquarium in the world. What a bonus that was. I grabbed the kids, stuffed them in the car, and took them to the Georgia Aquarium. What a day. We started off with the movie, moved on to the petting area, and then hit the exhibits and the cafe. The cousins, CP, and I had a great time and I'm grateful beyond words for their mother and father agreeing to let the LW and I bring them along.

It was another late start for the travelling, but we headed out after the aquarium (I got lost on the way back to the hotel). We picked up the LW at the hotel and smoked the tires on the way out of Atlanta. After a short while, we were into South Carolina and getting rained on so much that the sunroof started leaking....into the LW's lap. It was clear near Gaffney and we did get to see the big peach water tower that looked like a butt. =0)

3 beautiful happy kids in the back seat is a good thing.