Road Trip to Texas (May 12-16)

We had planned to have Luke's 3rd birthday party on Saturday, May 12. However, on Thursday afternoon, Luke began running a high fever which continued into Friday. At noon on Friday, we decided that it would be best to postpone Luke's party. So, Jen spent most of Friday afternoon letting everyone know that there would not be a party on Saturday. On Saturday morning, we found out that Al's Great-Aunt Jackie had passed away and the family had asked Al to conduct the funeral. By Saturday afternoon, all four of us were loaded in the van headed for Houston, Texas.

The boys were GREAT travelers!! Luke was a great big brother! He helped mommy pass out snacks to John David. And we are very grateful for our friends who let us borrow their portable DVD player. Al is still wanting to hug the neck of the person who created this wornderful invention. Not only did it keep the boys occupied but it also kept Jen awake while we traveled at night. Thankfully, the boys did not have any trouble taking their naps in the van!
Since Al & I had no idea where we were going exactly, we depended on our travel atlas, Google directions, and my parents' Tom Tom (GPS system). Let's just say that we had plenty of time to learn out to navigate our journey with the Tom Tom and in turn it proved to be VERY helpful.

Al spent time on the phone with his mom as they were few hundred miles ahead of us. She along with Tom and Grandma & Papa were also traveling to Houston.

Al with his Texas Cousins--Mark, Greg, Al & Kirk

Al & Gail

Al with his Mom, Jen

There were times when one of the boys would be sleeping while the other one would be awake. But that never lasted for too long. As I said, Luke & John David were GREAT travelers. Let's just say that Luke was leaning a little too far over on John David. :)