Kevin got everyone in the car and woke me up at 6:00am! A little later than we wanted to leave since we wanted to try and make the trek to Houston in a day. We decided after all the bad freeze reports we would be safe to leave a tad bit later. 
Praise The Lord: we got on the road and had perfect driving weather all the way down!! No rain or moisture to freeze!
We stopped every hour to switch drivers, per Kevin's request, and every two hours for potty breaks and leg stretches. After a while I really liked it! Our stops took a little longer when the kids got out but it kept them happy I think. Aowyn did great, they all did!
Grandmommy sent some new books with us with magnadoodles on them, and lots of other toy goodies. So much fun!! Sarah sent us with some snacks. So yummy - thank you!
We made it to Covington LA and were totally fried. So in to the IHOP we go only to find a very busy place. Then I notice all the servers are wearing beads...hmmm...what could that mean? You probably guessed it, it was Fat Tuesday! Mardi Gras! Thankfully we were about an hour from New Orleans so other than beads there were no other signs of this drunken day! But guess what else? We sat down at our table to find that it was also national pancake day and everyone got free pancakes! Now I'm really impressed that we got a table at all!!
Praise God: for free pancakes!
Hotel for the night. We will start again tomorrow.
Tip: call ahead to reserve the crib, our hotel only had ONE. Thankfully we got it!
Also, continental breakfast is not that great if you plan on leaving BEFORE it's open bar!
It's been a good day! But we are ready to get to Houston!
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