Crazy long drive

A couple of weeks ago, we made it to Utah for our long visit, after 23 hours in the car that is.  We had heard from many of our Chicago friends that they drive straight through to go home to visit, and so we thought we'd give it a go.  Will was a trooper, but for some reason would not fall asleep in the car.  Around midnight we ended up giving him a Benedryl and he finally went to sleep, and so did I.  Somehow Jeremy drove for a straight 8 hours, then I gave him a mere 4 hour break.  While Jeremy had been driving and I was asleep, I had this dream about almost hitting a deer.  Well, when it was my turn to drive at 3:00, I was on the lookout.  And just about an hour later it was like deja vu.  So luckily I was prepared and missed the deer, however  I woke Jeremy up in the process of swerving all over the road.  Anyway, I was very happy to make it to Utah with us and our car in tact and now we are having a great time with family and friends here.

Will entertained himself pretty good.  I love that he'll make up songs to keep himself happy.

Beautiful sunset over Iowa.