We're getting ready to take a road trip to Utah. People think I'm crazy when I say I'm looking forward to the 13.5 hour drive, but it's true. Part of preparing for the road trip means getting our travel journals ready. I'm a big journaler & scrapbooker, so this is something I try to do everywhere we go. I LOVE that my daughter shares this passion and is old enough to actually do it...several times today I've heard "mommy, can we work on our journals a little more?" I got her journal in the $1 bin at Michael's...mine was a blank one I had on hand that I decorated with scrapbook stuff.

I printed out a map of our route, and Mia pasted it in the front of her journal. Every time we make a stop, she can put a sticker on our location so she can track our progress. We packed a small stash of craft supplies that we'll take with us, and we'll work on them (hopefully) every night before bed. I usually write down what we did, the weather, funny things that happened, etc. We can paste memorabilia in there and leave space for pictures. Mia can't really write, but she'll tell me what she wants to say and I'll write it, or I'll encourage her to draw pictures of things that she thought was interesting or fun.

Mia has some pre-trip thoughts she's already had me record: "It's going to be a long trip, I hope I can make it. I don't think I'll fall asleep."

Help me out! Comment below with favorite places to stop on your road trip.