Trip's beginning

Long road trips with young children are always so much more interesting than long road trips with just boring old adults. These guys sure kept us on our toes throughout the 20 hour drive to Utah. What did people ever do without portable DVD players?

Elinor's favorite game lately is to pretend to sleep in the car. She thinks it's hilarious.

Ah, those peaceful moments when all three are sleeping.
I think this might have happened once. For about 15 minutes.

Outside a Maverik in Moab. Gotta love that Utah grass.
It sure is something we miss in Austin!

Since our bad experience stranded without a hotel room with roads closing all around us due to bad conditions, we have always booked a hotel room ahead of time for this trip. Those kids love hotels! It is getting tricky to figure out sleeping accommodations for everyone in a single room though.

This is how we started the night.

Those big kids listened to our instructions to go to sleep. That little one didn't.

She ended up on a cot by herself.

We made sure to spend plenty of time outside running around, stretching our legs and enjoying the beautiful weather once we arrived in Utah.

As much as Emily loves her princesses and tea parties, there's no hiding the rugged little outdoorswoman that she really is.

Silly kids. Em was trying to cheer El up. Still at Bridal Veil Falls here.

Beautiful weather, beautiful Utah.