I lied - The LONGEST Road Trip Ever (Going Home)

The trip back home seemed like it would never end. We hit bad traffic, the time changes were against us, Emmett was done with the car, and it felt like we weren't making progress.

One last Cafe Rio stop in Grand Junction, CO

At a beautiful rest area in Colorado.

Where else would a Hays stop, but Hays, KS? 

Kansas is REALLY boring. 

It's really, really long.

 We stopped at the Bass Pro Shop in Kansas City, MO - our ideal stops because the dogs can go in and Emmett loves looking at everything. They happened to be having a fishing day for kids.

Sunrise in Illinois

Construction the whole time in Kentucky

In Tennessee, it finally started to look more like home

At the Tennessee Welcome Center

We finally got home at 8:30 that Sunday night. And we went to work the next day. It was definitely a memorable adventure!

Coming Home

Baby S was born on Tuesday, and on Thursday they allowed us to go home a day early since I didn't have staples this time. We got home to balloons, signs, and an excited/curious older brother! It felt SO good to be home.

Then, we had an awful, windy storm. Two hours after getting home, the power went out. And stayed out for THIRTY-SIX hours. Welcome home baby! My first night home, I had to stumble in the dark by flashlight to feed, change, and care for the baby. We slept with windows open to keep it cool. The next day we loaded up and went to Maw Maw's house to beat the heat. That night we slept with windows open again, and finally around 5am, the power came back on. Once the power came back, I felt like we finally were able to get settled. It was definitely something I'll never forget.