Getting down to the nitty gritty . . .
Normally during spring break we take the kids to the beach for a couple nights. When we told them not this year, they were all a bit disappointed until we reminded them we were spending 5-6 weeks on the road this summer traveling around the United States on a vacation of a lifetime.

This spring break is being spent trying to finalize some of the travel plans. Starting at the beginning of our map, Mark and I are locating campgrounds and places to actually spend the night. The kids are looking at different stops and each researching what they want to see. Some of the stops are being divided up, but all three of them have asked to research New York. :o) Kaleb heard there was a cool jazz museum in New York regardless of spending a few nights in New Orleans filled with jazz. Ksenia has already asked about seeing a Broadway show (she loves the dancing) and Chelsea is looking forward to an art museum of some sort. Mark is mapping out DC for us, while I'm looking forward to all the different places I can relate to my reading curriculum . . . bats, archeology in the Chicago area, jazz, maps in general, Elvis Presley, on top of spending an incredible summer with my kids and Mark.