Team Ostler: Califoria Here We Come!

8.19.2008

Califoria Here We Come!

Last Saturday we said goodbye to Ohio and began our journey west toward Los Angeles. We began our trip at 8:00 am Saturday morning and arrived in Billings, Montana around 5:00 pm on Sunday afternoon to spend a few days visiting with Grandma and Grandpa Garfield. The trip took about a total of 36 hours. Yes, we are a little bit crazy to attempt such a thing with 3 kids but now that it is over I am glad that we did it that way because it meant that we arrived in Montana sooner and had more time to spend with Grandma and Grandpa. Now we are here in Montana safe and sound. The kids did remarkably well on the trip considering that they had to sit in the van that long. We played a lot of I spy games, watched a lot of movies, and saw tons of corn fields and big red barns. We were able to stop off and see Shawn, Byrdie, and Myleigh in Milwaukee (Shawn is Jim's brother). We stayed there for a few hours. They were so nice to feed us dinner and let us stay for a while. The kids had a blast playing in their yard and it was a nice break for them. In the middle of the night we stopped at a rest stop and slept for a few hours too. I felt so bad for making the kids do that but we all survived and are now catching up on lost sleep.

We're off to a good start

Still happy. . .

. . . but not for long!

playing at Shawn and Byrdie's

The best investment we ever made!!

Tomorrow we will be driving to Utah and will be staying there for a week, then we are off to our new home in Los Angeles, California. It is still hard for me to believe that we are actually going to be living in LA. It will be an exciting adventure for our family.

6 comments:

Anonymous: WOW!!! What a trip you had!!! I am glad you are safe and sound!! Enjoy your visit with your Mom & Dad. I hope we will get to see you when you come through this way!!! Be safe!!!; August 19, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Cameron, Shannon Voge: It's so fun keeping us updated on your trip! I can't believe how many hours it is... but that's neat that you can see family on the way! Travel safe, and good luck with everything! Call when you get settled!; August 20, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Kristen: I'm glad that your trip is going well! Sorry I missed you on Wednesday!; August 22, 2008 at 9:52 AM
dodasgirl: just think- you could have done it in a covered wagon, without the DVD player or pretzel sticks or A/C! although your boys would have liked that better- no carseats and lots of dirt and rocks to play with along the way! travel safe!; August 22, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Anonymous: Hi Megan - We're sitting here with your dad and having fun looking at your cute kids! It's great to be able to stay connected through blogging - love it! Good luck in Cali!; August 22, 2008 at 9:43 PM
Anonymous: hallidayfam.blogspot.com; August 22, 2008 at 9:45 PM

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8.19.2008

Califoria Here We Come!

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