Getting our kicks?

So Monday we through the kids in the car and headed off toward New Mexico on what is supposed to be historic Route 66. We had some crabby kids but we let them have "headphones on the highway!"  We saw the outside of some landmarks and drove by some sites but everything cost a fortune to actually go in!  We did drive through the Petrified Forest but didn't have time dot walk through a lot. Molly was mad she couldn't climb but she was mad about everything!  We made it to Albuqurque but that didnt seem like we got very far. We have to drive so slow with the camper in the heat. We stayed at a hotel cause by the time we got there, we were all too tired to pop up the camper somewhere. I think we will sleep for days when we finally make it home!

Apparently Flagstaff Arizona is the site where Pluto was discovered. Molly asked if we meant the dog, but then told us it didn't matter because Pluto wasn't a planet anymore anyway!  (She's a mini Raymond!)

We drove near some landmarks but couldn't really stop until we got to the Petrified Forest National Park. Nolan set the gears to the gift shop accidentally ao we ended up going an hour out of our way but we got to see some dinosaurs!

And buy some "logs!" Small ones... That stuff was heavy!!

In the forest, we took in the sights from the car windows. We couldn't believe how big those trees must have been!

And the Painted Desert was gorgeous!

Back In the car, Maeve was getting a little slap happy!

We got stuck on the highway for a bit because of a downed power line but we saw a wagon going for a drive!

Then finally in Albuqurque, we took in the lights!  Hoping for more adventures Tuesday. Texas is supposed to be fun!

We hope to be home sometime very late Wednesday night but we'll see. We don't seem to get as far as we hope we will when looking at the map especially with crabby kids who don't get moving until 9!