Finally! It took several full, full days to pack up the house and provision the ship, but we are ready to roll.
Loaded Up and Ready to Roll
It took three brains and way too long to figure out how to fit all six bikes on the back, but as of Saturday, February 5th, at 6:PM, we are ready for the open road.
The Open Road
Hurray! Here are some pictures of our RV:
Our RV
I want to call our RV “Mrs. Bananas” because she reminds me of a banana for some reason.
The front of our RV
I can’t wait to sit on the cushy couch!
Our Bedroom
I hope I get a top bunk.
We went to Disney world last February. We got to look at fireworks behind the castle and there was a story about Maleficent. I got to get a Pooh Bear for my souvenir. We went with our whole family and my Uncle Stu. It was sort of cold. My favorite ride was Dumbo. My least favorite ride was Goofy’s Barnstormer. We stayed in our pop-up camper and we always had to take a boat from the campsite across the lake to the castle.
With Ariel in her Grotto
Ariel didn’t look like what I thought she would, she has curly hair. That was my first time ever meeting Ariel.
With Belle in Cinderella's Castle
We were eating lunch in Cinderella’s Castle and then all the princesses came up the stairs and took a picture with us. I’d never seen a real princess before.
At the Ingalls' Schoolhouse, July 2010
The idea for this upcoming RV trip came last Summer when we were camping our way across South Dakota. We spent a day at the Ingalls’ homestead in De Smet (For you Little House fans: this is where Ma and Pa Ingalls ultimately stayed and where Laura met and married Almanzo). While exploring, we met a family who had been on the road in a big RV for just over a year, homeschooling their two children and seeing the country together. Jean and I had talked many times about all the places in the world we want to see with the girls, and the idea of spending several months traveling the continent in an RV really clicked for us. The more we talked about it, the more we wanted to make it happen. So, off we go.
Aaahhhh!
Whoopie!
Geronimo!
We are jumping off a big rock into a freezing cold lake @ a buffalo sanctuary. (Even though it was mid-Summer 2010, it was FREEZING. Our lips were turning freakishly blue.) Stella, Ellie, and I were brave enough 2 jump off. SPLASSSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
World's friendliest chicken
I got to pet a chicken on my uncle Greg’s farm today! He sat there and let me pet him! He was so friendly.
Above is a picture of him.
Me holding a pig on Uncle Gary's farm
Here I am holding a pig during our summer of 2010, and I am the first girl in our family to hold one. I hope my sisters will follow my lead. PIGS ROCK!!!
I am very fluffy.
The girls encountered this very fluffy sheep in the black hills of South Dakota, July 2010.
Welcome to our family travel blog. We will be updating often to connect with family and friends during our upcoming adventures.
The Devil's Tower, Summer 2010