California Here We Come!

Ever since we bought the motor home in October, we had plans to go to California on Christmas Day - have everything, everyone packed, food in the fridge and take off.  We didn't plan on having sick kids for weeks before Christmas and on Christmas Day.  That wasn't in the plan.  I didn't have time to get things packed and we, of course, couldn't take sick kids on the road, so our trip was delayed.  By the 27th, kids were feeling better and Greg was anxious to be on our way.  We packed up and prayed that the kids would stay healthy.  We didn't pull out until 4pm on the 27th, but we were finally on the road.
We drove as far as St. George the first night.  We overnighted at a Wal-Mart parking lot and left bright and early the next morning.  Guard was up about 4am so I snuggled in bed with him while Greg started driving.
The great thing about a motor home is you can eat meals on the road.  The bad thing about traveling in single digit weather is we couldn't put water in it or the pipes would freeze.  So, we could eat breakfast and lunch on the road, but we still had to stop for potty breaks.  Usually, we would end up eating our meals when we stopped, so we didn't save much time that way.
Enoch and Kate had a great time riding up on top.  They thought it was the best thing ever!  They had their pillows, blankets, DVD players, books, games, toys and they were set.  Gavin usually rode down with Greg and I held Guard - the entire trip.  It was a long ride.  Coal liked being up front with Greg or under the table.

 Riding up front is quite comfortable, but the farther back you get, the bumpier the ride is.  You get thrown around quite a bit being in the very back.  Still, we all enjoyed the ride.
When we reached Nevada, we remembered what the sun looked like.  It was so nice.  The weather was still cold, but sunny.  We drove south through Las Vegas because of a snowstorm going through the Sierras. Our drive was longer, but we felt safer.  We did run into some snow flurries, but for the most part, the weather was very cooperative.
We also ran into some traffic, but what else do you expect in California.  We didn't reach Alamo until 7:30pm.  It was a long day of traveling and we were happy to arrive at the Sellands.  Luckily for us, they have a long circular driveway with an electric hookup - a perfect place to park for a few days.  It worked out very well.
We knew we only had a few days in California, so we planned our time accordingly.  We wanted to spend time with family and see some sights.  We decided to go into the city the next day and hope the kids weren't too worn out.