We made it to Arkansas!

We set out of Savannah around 4:30 pm on Thursday. I drove the 4 hours to Atlanta then Chris drove most of the night and I picked up the last 3 hours till we got here. It took 16 hours and thankfully they were uneventful hours. The dogs didn't make a peep the whole time other than barking at cars and people at the gas stations. Tristan slept like a log most of the night. The boys slept restlessly and Barrett was not happy at all about being in his car seat that long. However, they didn't scream nearly as much as I had prepared myself for. Eliana woke up around 3 am and couldn't fall back asleep so she and I talked a little, looked at the stars and dozed in and out. She was so anxious to get there she asked if we were there yet 15 minutes after we left Savannah!! Yes, it continued the whole trip. The sad part is she fell fast asleep just 30 minutes before arriving and she was so exhausted that she wouldn't wake up till we dragged her out of the truck and we were all unloaded.

Here are some highlights since our arrival:

-the LAKE! the kids immediately wanted to go swimming.
-We went on a beautiful boat ride that night, found a great swimming spot and watched an amazing sunset.
-Sat morning Chris and I went shooting with some friends we know here in Rogers. We got up at 6 am to head out to the country. After shewing away all the cows we had a lot of fun shooting it up. I was able to help a girl I just met, Ellie, how to use her new gun. She did really good.
-Dad came home from scout camp and we all went out to lunch at the Whole Hog Cafe to enjoy some of the best brisket, pork and potato salad we have ever had. Chris has a gift of making connections everywhere he goes and he always gets free stuff. We walked away with another free t-shirt and extra food.
-Sat night we enjoyed more great food at the neighbors annual fish fry. Yum, yum!! afterwards we set off a few fireworks for the kids and they giggled more than I thought possible. Can't wait for tonight when we put on the big show!
-Chris and I slept in till 10:30 this morning. We are sleeping up in the camper and my parents are taking care of the kids.
-The dogs are in heaven here. They have been running around with the neighbor dogs Casey and Shep. I haven't had to worry about them running off and they love to play fetch in the lake.

Tomorrow morning Chris flies home to go back to work. He will return July 29th to spend the weekend with us before he helps drive all of us back home. I am sure I will be posting loads of pictures. I just need to charge my camera battery.