Finally Here!!

We made Nevada and my sister-in-laws at lunch time yesterday. It seemed to take forever to get through the rest of New Mexico, which is a very wide state. However we made Arizona late Tuesday night then stopped very early in the morning Wednesday to get a little sleep before finishing the trip to Nevada.

When we got up we saw our first snow fall of the trip. We had been driving through some hills and small mountains but we haven't really made it to the Rocky's yet, those we will probably hit after leaving my sister-in-laws.

The mountains and snow that we saw first were from the Kaibab National Forest. The picture didn't really catch how pretty the forest was. It looked more like something that would be in a book or something with just a light blanket of snow around the trees. Coming out of the mountains we were back in the dessert.

We also had the opportunity to eat breakfast at the roadkill cafe on route 66. I was actually surprised at how good the food was. I had the "One Eyed Dog" hit that morning AKA French Toast with bacon. S had the Awesome Possum AKA eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast. Both were delicious and not something you would expect form a hole in the wall restaurant so far off the beaten path. Finally we came to Nevada.

We didn't have to drive long in Nevada as my sister-in-law and her family live just outside of Las Vegas, which isn't far from the Arizona state boarder. We got to their house with just enough time to say "hi" to the kids and then they all went down for a nap.

Once they got up JR helped S unload some things from the uhual and van then we went to wash the van. We actually had to run the van through twice because it was so dirty it didn't come clean the first time.

After a VERY long afternoon the girls finally arrived with Nana and Papa. They were all exhausted so we came home and went straight to bed. This morning we enjoyed catching up and ChuckeyCheeses.

The girls had a blast playing and riding the rides. Their favorites were the monster truck and the pony. While they were too little to steer the pony they enjoyed the "ride" and jumps. They were both so tired by the time we came back for lunch B didn't even make it through her bottle before passing out at the table.