Stop One...Amarillo

We left at 10 am this morning for a week long vacation in Red River, New Mexico!  Daddy Steve and Namaw had our Jeep loaded to the brim with everything from ski clothes to kitchen utensils to a space heater.  Caleb & Audria drove their Jeep with all their gear.  In our Durango was Mike, me, Tyler, Ann, Brody, & Barrett.  Mike & Tyler traded driving, Ann & I sat in the middle, and Brody & Barrett played/watched movies/talked to us from the back.

We stoped for lunch at a Dairy Queen in a small Texas town.  I think it must have been the only place to eat in town...and church had just gotten out!  I have never seen people waiting so long for food at a fast food restaurant in my life!  Thankfully, our family was served quickly (I'm not sure our kids would've lasted much longer), but Tyler and Ann waited over an hour for their food!  Insane!  The good thing?  Everyone had a warm lunch in their belly...and when Tyler and Ann finished we got back on the road.

Since we were unsure as to when we'd be able to leave today (when we were planning a few weeks ago), we decided in advance to drive halfway today and the rest of the way tomorrow.  Thanks to Ann, we were able to get a great rate on rooms at a Hilton Homewood Suites.  Our family shared a room with Tyler & Ann and Daddy Steve & Namaw shared a room with Caleb & Audria.

When we first arrived at the hotel, the boys were in awe of the ginormous bed!  Barrett tried to claim the entire king bed for himself (and we let him pretend for a while), but he finally conceded to a sleeping bag on the floor.

After we unloaded all the gear we'd just packed up 7 hours earlier, we climbed back into the vehicles to eat dinner.  We decided to eat at Famous Dave's.  Namaw and Ann got salads, so the rest of us (minus the kids) shared the feast for 4-6.  It was a delicious feast of BBQ food. 

 

Everyone was tired when we got back to the hotel, so we got ready for bed.  Daddy Steve told the boys a bedtime story and then Tyler, Mike, and I watched a movie while everyone else went to sleep.