Woke up in North Platte, NE to a thunderstorm/rainstorm/down-pour. But as we left, we drove out of the rain.
Great Archway across the interstate near Kearney, NE.
Rest stop in Nebraska--had to stretch & take a potty break.
lots & lots of corn fields in Nebraska!
Made it to Omaha, NE--to the Mormon Trail Historical Center (Winter Quarter's Visitor Center)
The kids got to dress up as pioneers while we went on a little tour.
Love the flip-flops on the kids ;)
They were excited to wear the pioneer outfits
They were able to load up a wagon with all the provisions needed to travel across the U.S.
Everyone had to take a turn--who has their momma's gene's (aka--ability to pack a lot into a little space)
and they're still at it!
the older kids had to try out the bunks
replicas of the bunks on the ships that came from Europe.
Look at my cute pioneer kiddos!
and Callum is taking a turn loading up the wagon.
the statue in the cemetery across from the visitor's center & next to the temple.
the area was very green & beautiful. the trees are green & very bushy/thick.
it is very humid here along with being quite hot. We are below 1000 feet (elevation).
we drove a bit in Iowa, but never saw a sign to take a picture. WE almost missed this sign (Pamela was passing a semi-truck). So Minion & Toothless didn't get a picture :(
Not much on the TV for the little ones so Emmalee picked a movie & Ben is playing on the iPad.
Poor Ben developed a fever & so he slept through dinner (Arby's which is across the street from the hotel). I hope he feels better tomorrow.
Zane also is not feeling well (we figure it's because all 5 kids shared 1 water bottle when they hiked the trial by Mt. Rushmore). He fell asleep shortly after we ate dinner (and Pamela & I missed having him help us unload the vehicle & take everything into the motel!!!). Hopefully this illness is just a short-lived one!
I also did 1 load of laundry tonight. We need to pick up our own laundry soap, because a small box (for 1 load) cost $2, the wash also cost $2, & the dryer starts at $2. Most of the clothes were dry--just a few of the pants/t-shirts weren't quite dry. So we just hung them up in the rooms. (didn't have enough clothes for 2 loads, so I hope to do laundry in a couple more days).
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