The LONG drive to Houston

We broke up the nearly 20 hour trip from Lafayette to Houston over 6 days, which was a genius idea. It would have been nice if Emi had looked like this every time we got into the car...

...but in truth, we merely managed to instill in her an extreme dislike of her carseat and dim enclosed spaces.

Miya was a gem on the trip. A special thank you goes out to Elmo, his goldfish, and his other little friends.

We stopped every 2-3 hours, and were able to visit some beautiful state parks in Tennessee and Alabama.


Good thing Miya is entertained by things as simple as throwing leaves into moving water...




...and that Emi isn't picky about where she eats.


Sometimes Miya would ask to hold Emi's hand while we walked. :) She has no idea ho cute she really is!