Road trip - must haves:

On May 31st, we left on our road trip to Utah. I was definately excited about our final destination and a few stops in between. However, I was having a little anxiety about being in the car for three days with my kids. They were great last summer when we took the same trip, but I was still a little nervous. I shouldn't have been, because they were great. From my experience of the past two summers, I have come up with a list of things that are a must have for a smooth road trip. Here they are in no particular order:



Crayola Window Markers - these provide endless amounts of fun. Just be sure to have a generous supply of Windex wipes on hand, also.

Bottled Water - just don't freeze it the night before. This results in you having to keep bottles in your windshield all day to thaw them.

A couple of fun stops in between - Our choices were one of the Cherokee Trading Posts/Tourist trap in Oklahoma and the Capulin volcano in New Mexico. (more on these two in future posts.)
Leapsters (with headphones) MP3 player - preloaded with all your favorite tunes and the necessary gadgets to run it through your car stereo. I am done with the days of constantly changing CDs.

Crayola Model Magic - minimal mess, easy clean-up and tons 'o fun for everyone.

A mascot - a beautiful project from the previously mentioned model magic. By the end of the trip we had an entire family complete with a baby, a dog, and a few pieces of furniture.
Great friends to stop and see along the way - I highly recommend the Mitchells!! (more about them in another post)

And last but not least, an awesome destination! (more about that in MANY more posts)