This morning we woke up bright and early! 5:45 am to be exact! 

We started the day singing to Daddy! What a way to spend your birthday, driving across the USA! He’s such a good sport! We let him pick where we were gonna have lunch today and dinner today, he knew exactly where he wanted, Chic fil A  🐥  and Taco Casa 🌮Taco Casa is one of our favorite fast food restaurants only available in Texas. Since Texas is our end goal tonight he was pretty excited. 

Our first state of the day! Mississippi 

We moved right on through Mississippi. A short drive later we were crossing over the mighty Mississippi River into Louisiana! 

We are having such a great time driving along and are so thankful for our travel mercies from Jesus! Our cars are running great!! 

First birthday stop, Chic fil A! This place was so busy, it was packed! However, the service was fast and the food was good. It was even sweeter when we walked outside and saw a mini dachshund! It reminded us of the babies! 🐶 

The next Birthday stop was Duck Commander! We have never really followed this show but our friends did and really wanted to go here. Turned out to be a super fun vacation spot!! 

There was a tour, and you could make your own duck call, plus get some free souvenirs so the boys were all over that! Off they went to make a duck call! 🦆 

Such a fun break from riding in the car all day! 

State #3 for the day, Texas!! We still have a few hours to drive but thankfully we are in the state we are staying in! 

The kids have started to get a little tired of riding. We have every device imaginable from the Wii to the DS’s, TV, and iPads. There are toys and coloring books and reading books, but everyone just has a limit for riding in the car…12 hours is just about it for this group. 

As a seasoned car rider who loves to travel on four wheels I was so proud of this group for pulling a full 12 hr travel day! 🚙

Almost done! Last stop, Taco Casa 🌮 for dinner! 

The sun was setting on a beautiful day! 

Happy Birthday babe! 🎂We love you so much! Hope your day was amazing just like you! 😘

After a fun little drive through Dallas with road construction, blurry lines, and a indignant setting sun we finally made it to the hotel. 

Goodnight, Texas…tomorrow we’ll see you again!