Day Five

Today we left Montana and headed up towards Canada. We made it through the border without any trouble(they didn't confiscate any children!)

We made it to Red Deer, Alberta. We stopped for dinner in Calgary. There was quite a bit of traffic(not too much but more than we have encountered lately). Jake became a little nervous and said, "Oh no, the first day in all my life to be in Canada, and it's stinkin' terrible!"

The kids have been travelling very well. Some days are "longer" than others but we are surviving and HALF WAY DONE!!!

Day Four

Today we started off from Sheridan, Wyoming and quickly arrived in Montana.

Again the weather was beautiful. So we stopped for lunch at a ghetto rest stop in Lewistown, MT. The kids ran around and played with the dogs after we ate lunch. Curtis and I decided that this "rest stop" was the local drug dealing place for the area since several shady looking characters left immediately as we pulled in.(But that was okay with us!)

We finally stopped for the night here in Great Falls, Montana. We aren't too far from the Canadian border so this will be the last night in the good ol' USA for a few days. We have passports ready for the border but maybe they will confiscate a couple of the kids anyways!!!!

Day Three

Today the weather warmed up and the winds died down. Since we stayed the night last night in Rapid City, South Dakota, we decided to go see Mount Rushmore.

When we first got to the monument we saw these mountain goats. That saved us a trip to the zoo!!

The boys were so excited to see Mount Rushmore. They were amazed at the size of the presidents. Jake said that he was glad that he could go there once in his life(I guess he's not going back again!)

Later we crossed into good old Wyoming. We stopped for the night in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Day Two

Today was our longest travel day. And boy was it long!! We crossed over into South Dakota...


Just in time for some strong winds. 40mph winds with gust up to 70mph. Not a good combination for traveling with a trailer. But we made it through without any incidences, just bad gas mileage!

While in South Dakota we had to stop at Wall Drug. Curtis had never been before. Needless to say, it was not that impressive.

It was COLD! It was about 35 degrees with strong winds. I guess it was just preparing us for Alaska!

Day One

Today was our first day driving up to Alaska. We got a late start because we had a late night out at the Base Boo Bash! And Caleb was sick. He threw up 3 times. We knew it was going to be a long day!!

We went through Iowa.....

Then Nebraska. We stopped for the night at Offutt Air Force Base outside of Omaha. Today was our shortest day scheduled but we needed it with our late start.

Meg sings her ABCs

Well, there is not lots to do here in TLF(temporary living facility, a fancy name for a hotel). And since the boys are at school and Curtis is outprocessing the base, Megan and I are stuck here trying to think up things to do. So I admit that this video is not thrilling, but it is something new to add to the blog!!

P.S. You might have to turn off the music on the playlist to hear her!

Don't Tell Curtis...

My sweet Caleb never stops. So don't tell Curtis that this is what I do when he goes to work.

Family Picture Time

We decided to get into JCPenneys and get a family picture taken before we left for the great Wilderness. While there we also got Megan's 2 year picture taken. It is a little early but considering that we will be in the Yukon of Canada on her birthday, we decided to not put it off!

Curtis' Deer Hunting Adventures

Curtis took some time off work this week and went out with a friend to go bow hunting. It was his first time hunting. He said that he wanted to "get one under his belt" before we headed up to the great wilderness of Alaska. He got a deer on his second day out. The boys were pumped, they were excited to eat deer meat like they did at "Man Camp"(father/son campout) this summer. It was an eight point buck (a little on the smaller side) but Missouri only requires four points on either side. Sorry for all of you faint of heart, but men like to show off their kill!

Slowly Getting Ready

Time is ticking away and we have a little over a month until we leave for Alaska. We have decided to do a partial DITY(do it yourself move). We bought a 6 x 12 trailer so that we can load up as much as we can get into it(especially my kitchen, bedding, linens, all the stuff you want right away. Then we will leave the furniture and big things for the professionals.

Caleb and Megan helped pose for the picture. It is Sunday afternoon so I generally let everything go. So you can tell that they are drawn on with marker and still have food on their faces. But that is ok!! At least I am "resting!" Caleb has been into Indiana Jones lately. He started using my high heel shoes for "boots" but after Curtis noticed, he promptly found Caleb some boots out of Jacob's closet. I didn't mind the heels...I thought he looked cute!!

And it is a little late, but we have a new little friend in our house. Buster (another Maltese) is about 9 months old. He is pretty much out of the puppy phase. He and Bella are good friends. He is a few pounds bigger than she is. Why we got another dog before the move, I don't know! 2 adults, 4 kids, and 2 dogs in a car for 10 days can't sound any more appealing!!