Welcome to the Family

I love being on the road. All the new sights to take in and the beautiful scenery. Sadly none of that was able to be enjoyed last night since it was dark for nearly 85% of our trip but it was a nice ride none the less. An otherwise 9 hour trip became a 13 hour trip once we added kids to the mix. I've always noticed that we never make it anywhere on time anymore. Yesterday Tristan woke up with a cold and he was past the point of miserable. When he wasn't coughing, he was crying. So then Triton started crying because big brother's wailing was so loud in such a confined space. By the time we were closing in on our destination.....Mommy was almost crying too. Somehow Tristan managed to stay up almost the entire trip which meant he also kept his big sister and little brother awake. On a positive note, he kept Mommy and Daddy awake too!

I was really excited about entering Ohio because this state has KRISPY KREME donut shops. All of our local stores closed years ago and we could never justify the drive to Baltimore just for donuts. Although I will admit we have been tempted. 

We located one on our iPhones and we went off the beaten path with the hopes that it would be open when we got there and that the beautiful red donut sign would be telling us that fresh hot donuts were ready for us. We got half of what were were wanting. Google maps has lead us astray more times then we can count so it always seems like a victory when we pull up to an address and what we were looking for is actually there. The Krispy Kreme was there and open but no fresh hot donuts at the moment. That was ok. I would survive. We ordered a dozen for the family to share and then Trinity and I went in to watch the donuts be made. Always a good time. The staff at the Cleveland location were so nice and inviting. I enjoyed our stopover there. 

Another two hours of driving and we arrived at All American Coach right as they were opening. The experience there was very pleasant. They took the time to go over every part of the Springdale for us. I absorbed maybe 5% of what I was being told because I was so exhausted but we were told to call if we had any questions or needed help after we left. Overall, a wonderful experience. 

We are now at a local KOA and all I want to do is sleep and eat and then sleep again!

I will be writing a "Week in Review" at the end of each week giving my personal review of places that we visited. For now......BEDTIME.