Road tripping - Day 2 {Day 15}

The next leg of our journey took us from Columbus, Ohio to St Louis, Missouri. We didn't really stop anywhere interesting on the way, just little rest stops and fast food joints for the necessary meals and bathroom breaks.

So we spent all of Monday traveling, passing fascinating signs like "Thanks for visiting Ohio!" and "Welcome to Indiana!"





I will say though, the soybean crops in Indiana were very pretty in the sunshine. How's that for a phone camera photo snapped from a moving car?



Then, we crossed the Mississippi River, and officially entered the west! I thought a lot about Laura Ingalls on this trip, and I was very thankful that we had a bridge to drive easily over the river instead of floating in a covered wagon pulled by swimming oxen. ;-)



And then, finally, after about seven hours of driving, we were welcomed into Missouri. Fun fact, did you know that Panera Bread Co. started in St Louis as the St Louis Bread Co, and changed their name when they expanded into the rest of the country? Neither did I.



We took our time heading out in the morning, so by the time we got to Missouri the sun was setting and we were thinking about bedtimes for the kids. (Not that they went to sleep by anything close to their normal bedtimes!) Lover booked us a fabulous room at Staybridge Suites - we love them and have stayed there before, always a great experience. We had to make an emergency trip to CVS though, after a certain toddler discovered my nail polish and experimented with painting it all over the hotel room wall! I would have taken a picture but I was too busy scrubbing. Thankfully about half a bottle of nail polish remover did the trick. Also, this happened. Cuteness.