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How to Eat Real Food on a Cross-Country Road Trip

4,500 miles. 12 days. Kansas to California.  When we mentioned that we were going to take our 10 week old baby on a road trip out to the Bay Area in California, we received many strange looks and opinions from others regarding our pending trip. My husband and I had already driven the ALCAN from Alaska to Kansas in 2014 , so we were ready to take on another road trip, this time with baby in tow.  My goal for our trip was to pack all of our meals while on the road so that we wouldn't have to eat out during the long days of driving. We were blessed to stay the nights at friends' and family's homes and to receive of their hospitality, which made meal planning a little easier. I have shared what meals we ate during the trip below. I learned so much from traveling with a breastfed infant and hopefully this post will help me remember what worked well for our next adventure (mommy brain is a real thing). Tips for Traveling With an Infant: Sit in the backsea...

Utah Wedding and Family Reunion

15 hour car drive to central Utah, 3 days with the Adams family as we celebrated the wedding of two love-birds, a 7 hour reunion with the Whipple family, and then a 15 hour trip back to Kansas.  Phew, I am tired!   Family is worth everything though, and these pictures capture some great memories. Wednesday morning session at the Manti temple with the family.   It's official! Joseph and Bailee together forever. June 11, 2015 Manti, Utah LDS Temple  Hopefully someday we will be close enough to hang out.  My cute little nephew said that "his favorite cousin is Aunt Jenessa." My heart just melted.  He needs one of these A Mini Whipple Family Reunion: My mom, dad, and brother drove out from Arizona JUST so that we could all be together as a family for one day! I love them all. Ice cream stop at the BYU Creamery. It was my first time. I guess that's proof that I didn't go to BYU! Awe, Sisters!! Family minus ...