The Drive

OK, I know, it's been weeks since we departed from AK, but here are a few highlights from our drive down to Kansas.

The U-Haul is finally packed (took 8 hours longer than expected...we had a ton of JUNK...didn't realize it really until we unpacked it in Topeka).

This was right near Eielson AFB just as we were leaving at 11:15pm on June 26th. I thought it was quite funny that we were headed to Kansas and a big double rainbow was overhead (think Wizard of Oz).
We pulled an all-nighter the first night. So the following night, we stayed just outside Laird Hot Springs in a very cozy cabin. It was so run down - do you think it's normal to sleep below a circuit breaker box? And the lampshade even had a nice touch of fancy feathers...so ghetto.
My worst fear came true - Abbie threw up in her car seat. Although, it couldn't have been more perfect timing as it was still day 2 and we were in Canada where there were lots of creeks right off the side of the road. She never got car sick after that! Whew!
Middle of nowhere Canada. This is how we refueled a few times...thanks Leroy for the barrel!!

Canadian goats - this baby was thirsty!
Canadian buffalo. They were all over the sides of the road. Randy was super excited to see the herd to the point where I had to have him ride with Jeremy :)
We got tired of stopping and getting out for anything - so here's a photo of all of us next to a beautiful sapphire lake (Muncho lake, British Columbia).
Typical view - the girls passed out, U-Haul behind the Toyota (only when lead-foot Randy was driving...we had to keep him behind us or he'd get way too far ahead).

Deja vu. This is North Dakota...or maybe South Dakota... although, Saskatchewan looked about the same. Lots and lots of fields. We said goodbye to the mountains back in BC.
We're now about 3 hours from Topeka. Randy had to stop and rest along with Jeremy. 3 all-nighters wore them both right out. Funny though, it was probably in the high 80s out and Randy still insisted on wearing his wool coat.

Unloading the U-Haul in our storage unit here in Topeka. Jeremy and Randy were soaked with sweat afterwards...I felt a little bad that I couldn't help lift anything more than those empty gas cans...
Since leaving North Pole, we stayed in 5 different hotels and a friend's house before moving into our house. The girls got very used to sleeping next to one another. When we first got their beds back, Abbie still wanted (and Maddie allowed her) to sleep in Madeline's toddler bed. They're now back on schedule and in their own beds, but it sure was cute .Along with the hotels came pools. The girls swam and swam. Abigail insisted on carrying her swimming suit around with her. It got to the point where she wouldn't leave the house without it. She made up her own little sign (since she still doesn't talk much) for her swimsuit.