Road Trip To Arkansas
Greetings to all.
Today, the arduous journey to the Arkansas Ozarks began. Interestingly enough, our rental vehicle is a Dodge Journey.
This trip is a family reunion for Rebecca's mother's side of the family. We have been planning and saving for this trip for more than a year. As the time neared, we studied air travel and car travel. Car travel, by far, had all the advantages. One of our biggest concerns was, of course, Xavier and how he would travel on such a long trip, either in a plane or a car seat.
We packed the Journey with our luggage and other of life's necessities. One suitcase for each person. I knew I had (way) over packed (I'm out of practice!). We did not know if we over packed for Xavier or not. When Aunt Chelle arrived at 9:00 AM and her luggage was added into the SUV, we were ready to go.
Our first leg of the journey was to Wichita, Kansas. We did not want to make the twelve hour drive in a day, and we planned to take several rest breaks for Xavier's sake, as well as our own. Who wants to ride in a car with a screeching two year old?
Xavier did extremely well. Having a person in the back seat with him, we think, really helped keep him entertained and not thinking about the fact he was strapped in to a rear-facing chair.
We arrived a little after 6:00 PM. Checked in to our hotel, then headed across the street for dinner at Chili's. After dinner, we returned to the room and went to bed. It was an exhausting day. Xavier slept with Mom and Dad on the king-sized bed. Once the lights were out, he was asleep very quickly.