The Alaskan Highway Part 1-to Utah

Jordan


Lexi


bro in law Trent


everyone


Lexi and Jordan


Ok so our journey up to Alaska was a lengthy one in deed. It started Monday July 12 2010. First we had to go to Jordans 12 month check up so he could get his shots at 8am over in Escondido about 25 minutes from my house. We got on the road about 10:30ish in the morning. PHEW! one hurdle down and a million to go. We pulled into Las Vegas about 3 or so and dropped off mom and jordan at my sisters house and tyson and I headed over to the rental unit. I was stressing the whole time because originally we had reserved the large 14" uhaul truck and autotransport from san marcos CA orginally but now we only had the 6x12 trailer. I knew that it was going to be a tight fit. I was just worried that we wouldnt be able to get it all in the trailer. Well four hours later we got most of our stuff in the trailer. OUr end table that was cracked from the pressure of the beds lying on it made thed dump list and our canned goods (which would have been great for weight) and some tubberware units made a nice home in the dumpster because they could not fit. Our Ford Escape was packed to the brim. We moved Jordan into my moms SUV and her back was filled and of course the trailer. In the midst of this around 6pm am calling to see if we can get the truck because at this point the trailer was half way packed and we had a crap load...I mean CRAP LOAD of stuff still on the ground to be packed in and I was stressing. Tyson kept asking me if I thought it would fit and I was like I dunno, its not looking good. BUt he was like I'll make it fit, it will fit. So the next day we drove from 6am to spanish fork in like 10 hours which noramlly takes like 5+hours haha WE MADE IT. 2 more hurdles down. We park the trailer at Tysons parents house and drove up 40 more minutes up the highway to stay at my sisters house that night and meet Oliver Walsh Millar and hang out with the family. Then the next morning it was off running again to make it down to spanish fork so we could meet up with the other side of the family and go to payson lakes. We didnt have Jordans swimsuit packed in his suitcase so we needed to stop at Shopko before and thankfully we were able to find him one with board shorts and tshirt. THis boy and his momma are W.H.I.T.E and I didnt want him to be burned at all when our trip was so close and he'd be stuck in the carseat for the next 7 days way more uncomfortable then they already were going to be. I didnt take many pictures at all. Tiffany got burned like a lobster in a boiling pan of water, Tyson got these weird tan lines on his back and down his arms, Emily got burned on her back and arms I think but the rest of us were ok.