First Road Trip 2010

Our first family road trip took place from July 5-12, 2010. We left Denton and drove 5 hours to Amarillo and stayed the night at our friend's mother's house. The next day we arrived in Santa Fe, NM and stayed at a nice hotel for only $48 a night, thanks to priceline.com. Philip surprised me by making a short detour to the Four Corners on our way to Colorado. Turns out they closed the monument back in February and didn't tell anyone! At least we got a picture of the closed sign. We continued on to Durango, CO where we had a nice dinner and walked around the tourist area. The drive through the mountains was gorgeous, making quick stops at Silverado and Ouray. Absolutely breathtaking locations. We made our way winding in and out of narrow mountain roads, until arriving in Montrose, a decent sized city in the foothills where we stayed the night. The next morning we enjoyed a cup of coffee and pastry on the front porch at a cute coffee shop before hitting the road again. The drive from Western Colorado to Eastern Colorado was beautiful. We saw mountains, valleys, thunderstorms, snow and sunshine all in a few hours. That afternoon we pulled up to our final destination: Denver. We met our nephew, Matthew, which was really fun. The next few days we enjoyed time spent with Stacy, Ben, Matthew, my parents, Don, Lori, Courtney and Katie. It was relaxing and pleasant. The return trip we stopped in Colorado Springs just long enough for Philip to see our old house, then pressed on til we reached Amarillo and arrived in Denton the following day.

What I learned on our first road trip:

• we packed way too much of everything for Logan
• as long as we stopped every 3-4 hours for a feeding, diaper change and play time Logan did great traveling in the car
• priceline.com and travelocity's secret rooms were an excellent way to book lodging
• renting a car was a wise decision, providing more space and no wear/tear on our car
• I love traveling with my husband and son, anytime, anywhere, as long as we go together:)