We had a great night in Lincoln at the Country Inn & Suites, which had a heated pool that was actually warm! That alone is worthy of five stars in our book.
Day 2 of the trek went well, despite some moments of rebellion spurred by boredom. We had a good rest stop in Sidney, NE, where we stopped at the Walmart and ran around the store doing a scavenger hunt. Unfortunately Camille and Nate had finished our book on day 1, so just had to listen to the kids' movies. Harry Potter 1 and 2 (again). Afterward, Simeon was especially upset that we were going to watch
Tangled, so he freaked out for about half an hour.
Eventually we made it to Salt Lake, just in time for a great party with the Thompsons and Hammers. Hooray!