OH, So close!!

Two thousand, seven hundred miles later, we are ALMOST "home."  Driving through Colorado was quite beautiful.  Apparently Nathyn's "dream came true" when we drove through Denver and saw the Broncos' stadium!  He was beside himself that we actually stopped there!

After our stop in Denver, we stopped in Colorado Springs for a quick visit to Whit's End at the Focus on the Family Headquarters.  The kids enjoyed the Adventures in Odyssey memorabilia and the soda shoppe!

Driving through Kansas was, well, mostly not beautiful.  Our overnight stop in Oakley was apparently VERY close to a stockyard.  The look on the kids' faces was priceless when we were unloading at the hotel!  Next we stopped in Kansas City which was much nicer!  Although we were in a nice hotel, there was no pool.  So the kids were not vary happy with me to say the least.  However, we were surrounded by lots of fantastic restaurants!  And after way too many fast-food stops, The Melting Pot was absolutely irresistible! Then off to St. Louis where we saw the Arch...inside and out!

And then there was the mighty Mississippi!

And then off we swam to Scott AFB to visit the Brakmans for a night.  And now we are settled in to our TLF at Wright-Patterson AFB in Ohio.  

Although we will be "home" tomorrow, I already miss our California home.

For those of you who tune in for adoption updates, the next one will be for you, and it's a good one!