Summer Road Trip!! Part Three!

All good things must come to an end.  Fortunately for us, we got to extend the fun for another three days on the drive home.

Except it wasn't all fun.  The first day was MISERABLE.  Andrew was very sad about leaving his family behind, so the day got off to a rocky start.  And, as it turns out, the entire United States of America was driving south from New Hampshire that day.  We skipped all of our planned stops because traffic was just too bad.  It took us three hours longer to get to our destination, and we only got there because Sam guided us through the back roads over the phone.

We stopped for some ice cream to try and
cheer up, but even that didn't help.

A nice long nap helped a bit, though.

We stopped for pizza slices as big as our heads,
and got to watch some soccer.  Things were starting
to look up, but we were both happy to end the first day.

Day Two!!  Bethlehem, PA to Wythville, VA.  SO much better than Day One.

We started in Hershey, PA.  When you're three years
old, there is NOTHING better than a trolley ride with
singing and free chocolate!

Singing cows told us how chocolate is made.  

Too much sugar and it wasn't even lunch time!

Next stop?  Dinosaurland in Virginia!  This place was amazing.

Capturing his new friends.

Don't forget to kiss your dinosaurs.

Obviously, they had more than dinosaurs.

Day Three!!!  Virginia to HOME!!  Andrew woke up asking to go see dinosaurs again.  Unfortunately, we were far away from Dinosaurland.  But, we were in luck!  We stopped in Pigeon Forge, TN and I saw this!

Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride?  Sounds great!  Andrew
loves dinosaurs!  And boats!  And rides!

Waiting for the ride to start.  So excited!

Friendly animatronic dinosaur! What could go wrong?

That was the last picture I have from that ride.  It got very scary very quickly.  Velociraptors coming out from the shadows and spitting at you, T-rexes chasing you, even a pterodactyl flying off with a fake child.  Andrew screamed and cried the entire time.  You'd think they'd warn you that it might be scary for three year olds.  I am now taking up a fund for Andrew's future therapy needs.

We left Pigeon Forge for home.  But when you've been on the road for ten days, why go home?  A friend was having a pizza and pool party, so we stopped there!  Kind of fun to bookend the entire trip with pool parties - one with new friends and one with old.

Pizza at the boy's table.

All in all, the trip was fantastic.  Andrew did great in the car, slept well in all the different houses and hotels, and kept up a good attitude throughout the whole chaotic trip.  I'm already planning our next adventure!