We are finally home!

We attempted to leave the hotel around 9 this morning, only to find that our van battery was dead. *huge sigh* Luckily, the guy behind the front desk at the hotel was willing to give it a jump and his van happened to be parked right next to ours!

Other than that, we made it home without any more incidents…and we were home by 2 pm! That was a refreshing change since usually we get home late at night and do the bare minimum before flopping into bed. This afternoon, I got quite a bit of unpacking done, did all the laundry from the trip (except the kids’ blankets), ran to the store for basics like milk, and even edited pictures of the trip that are uploading right now!

Here are some pictures of where our little nightmare played out:

Get a load of this shower set-up! It’s so fifty years ago!

Here’s hoping I can get back to normal, less exciting posting next week!!

Here’s where Kelvin slept. We pushed the two cushion-y chairs together to make a makeshift bed, lined it with a comforter, put a pillow and blankets in there and he slept really well until the last night. We tried letting him sleep in Ava’s bed with her, but he just wanted to play all night long, so this was what we resorted to.

This is the space-heater that made the whole experience tolerable. Before they gave this to us, our room was a whopping 58 degrees!!

And here is how some of us entertained ourselves.

I love this picture. It captures how this experience strengthened our bond as a family.

And finally….the damages. The insurance adjuster was at our house within 30 minutes of us getting home and he decided the van was totalled based on these things and the mileage. We have a couple options that we’re deciding on now.

The front:

The back:

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