The last leg of our trip

We left California on 15 August heading to St. Louis, “The Gateway to the west”. We had to pick up El’s car from there, since it is the closest port to North Dakota, go figure. It was a short trip,  we were only staying over night and heading out the next day. While we were going to be in town we thought it would be nice to meet up with some old friends. Aunty Kamesha was on our MUST see people list but she wasn’t going to be there.. Another couple on the Must See list was Todd, Alise and “new” baby Finn. We all met in England and worked in the Pediatric Clinic together. Todd and Alise are some of the sweetest people we know, and their newest addition is cute as can be. We met them for dinner and had a wonderful time. The kids missed Todd very much and had fun being “crazy” with him!!
After dinner, and back the hotel the kids were out like a light, a full day of traveling for these kiddos.



The next morning we were up and ready to go visit The Arch. The weather was beautiful and clear, should be a great viewing.

High above St. Louis











We all enjoyed visiting The Arch this morning then it was time to hit the road. We grabbed something to eat, then we were off, on our 14 hour drive…
leaving St. Louis









El ended up driving the whole way- day and night, and after MANY stops we ended up arriving at Grand Forks AFB about 4am. We have finally made it!!