September 10, 2017

The threat of Hurricane Irma kept us a bit preoccupied during our Branson adventure. Our flight home on Allegiant was cancelled, and we had to exchange our rental for a one-way minivan to pick up at the Springfield airport and drop off at the Pensacola airport. The rather was perfect. Though we were scared about hitting wind and rain, we raced the storm home and had no trouble at all. And certainly we faced no traffic. We were the only crazy people to be headed toward the storm!

The kids were really really good. They watched movies and took naps. They were happy to stop every 3-4 hours for a quick potty break. And they were happy with an occasional round of chicken nuggets and lemonades.

What started as a fun trip to the mountains to play with lots of kids sandwiched between two exciting airplane rides turned into a marathon road trip with 2 of sick with sinus infections and one of us puking her guts out.

A very different trip home indeed.

But it was exactly what we hoped it would be… a big unforgettable adventure!