The Drive To California

We left for California on Friday at lunch time and the drive went so smooth. We were a little worried about weather problems, but we only encoutered those on the last two hours. It ended up taking a little longer than normal, but both kids did so well. Nolan slept most of the drive, waking to eat and then dosing back asleep. Rylee took a great nap at the start of the drive, but then did not sleep the last 8 hours, she was too excited to see Papa. We did not get to Papa and Grandma's house until 11:30 pm (12:30 am her time) but she was wired. The whole drive she would say, "I awake, I wait for Papa, I play monster." That is all we heard the last two hours as she was fighting to stay awake, it was so sweet and cute. When we got to the house, Grandma got her out of the car and she bolted for the back door screaming "I play monster," and she did. She and Papa played monster until 12:15 am and then they both were ready to go to sleep. This picture made us laugh because she looks like she is at the movie theater. She has her own seat, she picked the movie, she has her blanket, her snacks and even a drink, what more could a 2 year old ask for.