889 Miles Down

We started out this morning at about 7:15. I thought that Eli would stay sleeping so we just put him in the car in his pajamas. I was wrong, he stayed awake for about an hour and a half then went back to sleep for a little while. He was a really good boy though! Our first stop was in Conneticut for gas (at $4.20) we decided to only put in $20 worth because Sam's dad had said there were good prices for gas in New Jersey. While we were there we pulled into a parking lot and grabed some snacks from the sto-&-go (Sam has named them the dungeon). We also let the dogs out for a few minutes, changed Eli's diaper (which was beyond soaked at this point) and stretched our legs. The next stop we made was when we realized our $20 worth of gas wasn't going to get us to New Jersey. We got off the interstate...Ken and I decided we should get gas at the gas station we saw right off the interstate but Sam decided we would press on. We ended up stopping at a McDonald's to go to the bathroom and then the gas station next door. Sam started pumping gas at $4.31/gal. then noticed that you had to pay cash to get the $4.21 price, so he stopped the pump, paid cash and started pumping again. Our last gas stop was in Virginia($4.09/gal.) We are determined to get gas below $4 at some point on this trip! At 9:10 p.m. we made it to Roanoke, Va where we had dinner at Cici's Pizza! Otto requested a mac. & cheese pizza! Sam tried a pulled pork pizza and loved it! After dinner we headed to Howard Johnson's (I don't suggest staying here it is disgusting). My head is spinning and I am ready for bed! I must say the kids behaved pretty well for being in the car so long! I am especially proud of Eli who only had about a 15-20 minute melt down around 8:30 (he was starving). Lets hope tomorrow goes as well! Good night!