Mia's birthday--on the road

...Oregon,Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois,and tonight we are in Kentucky. We hope to roll into South Carolina tomorrow. Let's see..highlights. In Oregon, we visited with Heidi's family and friends. Her brother Jay and I, and the boys went fishing. Jay caught the biggest fish by far. But before he reads this and gets too cocky let me also mention it was just a carp. The boys and I all caught a couple of trout about as big as my...little finger. I can't think of a single highlight from Idaho or Utah. We did see quite a few antelope and wind farms in Wyoming.
We stayed a few days in Colorado to visit some old friends: The Ingles, the Evers, and the Meaux's. It was good to see those guys again. We visited the zoo, and Garden of the Gods. And last but not least, it was Mia's birthday!! She is 3 years old, and we have had her now for just over a year. Despite spending so much time on the road, Mia seemed to enjoy her birthday. Special thanks to Naomi for taking us to dinner--please tell Jose to pick on someone his own size--see above.
After Colorado, we spent an extra day in Lincoln, Nebraska to say hi to my siblings--never a dull moment with the Vaughn's even in Nebraska. Thanks to Emily for the last minute birthday cake in Nebraska. It was nice to see everyone again. Next we are on the road to Springfield Illinois to visit Grandma and Grandpa Vaughn. Or as my kids call him "Grandpa of Many Flavors".

We are moving to South Carolina

The good news is that the house sold. The bad news is that resulted in a 35 day hotel stay with five kids a dog and a wife. I am now ready for the Grecian Formula Gray hair kit. During the last month we had Kyle, Logan, and Graham finishing up their baseball seasons. Brayden is holding out for karate once we get to South Carolina, and Mia does what she does. Heidi managed to slip out to Jamaica with a couple of girlfriends for a week--that's the way she rolls.
We pulled the kids out of school a couple of weeks early and decided to spend a few days in Portland before we took off. But on the way out of town Kyle became an indentured servant. Apparently for causes that have yet to be determined, Kyle's French Horn received several damaging blows resulting in $365 worth of damage. So he is now earning it back at the rate of $5.50 per hour.
Here are a couple of pics from the hotel. And yes, that is Logan sleeping by the bathroom floor--try to tell him no. It is just not worth it.
Next stop--Portland.