And We're Off!!!!!

We (Team Nobles) and Team Jones did actually leave our homes before 3:00 on the DOT! But, after we were running around we actually got out of town around 4:00. By the time we got to Lake Park, Ga we had to stop and get gas. Emi, had already went through all her snacks, and was hungry. She is a eating machine let me tell you. We got to North Tennessee, and stopped for the night. Can't tell you what town that was but, I did see a sign that said it was the home of Jacklyn hhmm somebody, Miss USA 2007. We played fruit basket turnover swapping drivers, and riders a few times. Always good for a change of company on a trip this long. Going through Illinois we saw wheat and corn fields for MILES, and MILES. From the sky Jeff said it probably was like checker board the way it looked. We noticed a sign had deer on it. Well, let me tell you the deer in Ill. just could not seem to make it across the road. Dead deer on the road for MILES!!!! After much riding and riding some more we arrived in St. Louis MO. around 4:00 PM which is a hour ahead of LO time. The Arch was AMAZING!!!!! We saw someone some people getting wedding photos made on the steps to the arch. What amazed me was if human hands can make something so big and so high, just how amazing our God must be. Lori and I had already decided our feet would be firmly on the ground as Thad, Brandon, and Jeff would go up. Emi had decided she would go up also, which had Lori a little concerned because Emi isn't crazy about heights. For example, as we were walking to the Arch she was excited and saying she was going to the top. Brandon was carrying her and asked her if she wanted to get on his shoulders. And, she said rather quickly no, no. We have already laughed numerous times, and I am sure many more to come. How can you not when you have a cute little 5 year old who is ALWAYS in a great mood, and has a smile on her face. We made it to Kansas City, MO to stop for the night. Don't understand why "Kansas City" is in Missouri.

I will post some pictures later today. Right now I am sitting at a computer in the hotel we stayed last night. AH, Did I mention our room had NO AC!!!!!! No more "Microhotel" for us!!!