Stories So Good They Must Be True: Deep in the Heart of Texas...

Three weeks on the road and here’s where we’ve been (with a few other small towns on the way):

Hot Springs, AR. Dallas, TX. Waco, TX. Austin, TX. San Antonio, TX. Vanderpool, TX. Terlingua, TX. Carlsbad, NM.

And for those who are keeping track, the count so far includes...

THREE new National Park stamps (Hot Springs in AR, Big Bend in TX, and Carlsbad Caverns in NM)
TWO (freezing) outdoor dinners with wonderful friends from our years in NOVA
TWO nights spent in Texas Rest Areas (they like overnight parking!)
FIRST cupcakes from Magnolia Baking Co.
FIRST snow of the year (in Waco, TX)
FIRST VooDoo Donut experience (and we are ready for our second)
The kids had their FIRST In-N-Out burgers and ask for them in every new town now
FIRST Border Patrol check
FIRST time we crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico as a family
FIRST visit to Young Life’s newest camp in TX, Lone Hollow Ranch
FIRST ever visit to New Mexico for all of us
FIRST attempt at “working” with no cell coverage and no WiFi and no babysitters (eek)
FIRST time sharing the Gospel with other roadschoolers (pray for Joe, Lindsay, Corbin, and Ailynn)

And now what we know you’re all here for - pics of the adorable ones. Prepare yourself, the big two look like they’re grown YEARS over the past three weeks!