Driving Day 1 - Goodbye Utah

After spending the night at the in-laws, we hit the road at about 9:30am. We started driving through the canyon, and this was our view at right about the summit of Parley's canyon.
The snow only lasted for a little while, and it was only in the air, not on the road. We made it about 3 hours before stopping for lunch. About 20 miles from our designated stopping point, Elsie finally fell asleep.

We went another 4 hours to the hotel. Again, 20 miles before the hotel Elsie fell asleep again. Oh well. Both girls were very ready to get out of the car. Elsie was bored and Alice was lonely. We got them into the hotel, settled in a little, then headed down the the pool.

It was Alice's first time in a swimming pool. She didn't quite know what to think, but I think she liked it. Elsie sure had a fun time swimming with Alan and playing with her pool floaty.

After the pool we ordered dinner...

and waited...

and had a picnic on the bed. Elsie thought that was pretty silly.

First day of driving down! It went relatively well... Elsie had a few tense moments, but I was able to keep her somewhat entertained. Alice got a little fussy, but it was always when we were just about 10-20 miles from our destination. Alan and I are listening to Dan Brown's "Lost Symbol", so the time goes fairly quick. Tomorrow is our longest driving day, we have about 630 miles to cover before getting to our hotel. Wish us luck...