Seeing Daddy's Airplane in Midland

For Thanksgiving break we headed to Utah to visit the Welch's. Matthew was really excited and his only request was to make turkey cookies. I took Matthew out of school a little early and we loaded up the car for the long hard road trip. I got both the kiddos pillow pets, Matthew a yellow duck and Paige a purple horse. The five hours to Midland went really well. We only stopped once. The kids really were entertained with the miles of windmills. Why is it when you are looking for a McDonald's there is none to be found?
We made it to Midland and had dinner with Dad at McDonald's. We were able to park in the hanger and switch all the stuff in the car into the truck. The kids were running all over the hanger and helped Clay switch the battery in the truck.
The kids were then able to sit in the plane Clay flies for now the ATR. This was special because soon he will be flying a 747. Clay turned an engine on and everything.
Since Clay was still on a night schedule he planned on driving the whole night while we all slept. Paige had a really hard time sleeping in her car seat. She would wake up every hour crying. Around 4:30 am we arrived in Farmington were we crashed at Mike's parents house for a few hours and took a shower. Over all the kids did amazing that first day.