Almost Halfway!

Our trip so far has been pretty great!  With the exception of the snow near Tahoe, the 60 mph crosswinds in Nevada, the owl that ran into my headlight, and the Denali that ran into my back bumper in the parking lot, it has actually been incredible!  And for my GA/FL people who have never been out this way, the drive through Nevada, and most of Utah, on 80 is worse than the drive from Macon to Lake City on I-75.  There was NOTHING on that road for over 100 miles sometimes.  Except for the kamikaze owl that tried to take out my driver side headlight and a cool coyote watching our van pass by from the side of the road.  Interstate 70 was not much better, but day 3 proved to be fantastic!  We started off at Arches National Park...

Took a short hike to see the sites (you can see Delicate Arch way in the background)...

Completed their Jr Ranger Program (the 12 year-old was less than thrilled!)...

And then headed to Colorado!  The kids had been BEGGING to go to Target, since the small amount of money they had been given was apparently burning a hole in their pocket.  But by this time in the trip I had a couple of things I needed as well, so once we reached civilization, we stopped.  Being that this is Colorado and all, and being that Nathyn is a HUGE Manning fan, he was on the hunt for Broncos gear!  And he was beside himself when we located the sports section and he found what he was looking for!  He even made sure to thank every Target employee we passed for having "Broncos stuff."  He is now the proud owner of a hat and a shirt.

We finally arrived in Glenwood Springs, and the kids were overjoyed to discover the hotel pool!

And then today we visited the huge pool and water slides that are fed by the hot springs here.  And Grammy...the kids think it smells like your water here:)

Tomorrow we head to Kansas!  It is a little hard to get excited about that stop??  But Nay is SO hoping we pass the Broncos stadium on our drive through Denver!

In adoption news, we got a little update from the orphanage today.  It seems our little guy has been healthy lately, resides in the orphanage and not with a foster family, and is close to his care givers.  There were a couple of things that concerned me about his diagnosis and lack of treatment, but it was just another reminder about how incredibly important it is to bring him home ASAP!  Don't forget that you can help, too, by shopping through our Amazon link (no special codes required) and going out to dinner (click on the CoupAide link to the right!).  Thanks to all who have already done so.  Everyone can make a difference!