And the trip began!
About an hour after we began - we heard from the back seat "are we almost there..."! James and I had to laugh...but honestly - it went quite well. The kids had travel binders, (an idea from Breanne - and more stuff printed from Pintrest) books, and movies to watch once in a while - Adventures in Odyssey and Narnia (which Katie loved) so they were mostly well occupied.
I tried to pack super light, and it worked well - one thing I would do for the next longer trip (though honestly - just even for use around town would be great) is a basket/bin for the kid's shoes/sandals - it feels like they always take them off after getting in, and we're always looking for shoes when we stop somewhere.
We stopped at a few McDonald play places for the kids to get some energy out - I began my love of ice-coffee's, Laura threw up on the way - we had another "accident" at a play place, but it did go pretty good. Driving through the nights really helped - and the days didn't feel so long. James and I switched off during the nights, but he did so much driving - so cheerfully. :)
We switched kids around every so often - Laura was the best one to have by Leanne - she would look after her so well.
And then 24 hours later, we made it to Marvin and Marlenes! We just had a nice quiet evening - saw their pigs, calf, and Valerie's Canadian geese that she litterally hatched from eggs. They follow her everywhere - so quick. Then to bed and a fun day ahead.
The kids got to boat out on their pond.
Smelling the flowers
Getting lots of love from Auntie Marlene
Andrea and I took the gator and two kiddo's to scout for spots for the family pictures that night.
Look at her flying hair!
It was Marvin's birthday -so we had a pizza party together - along with some of Marvin's employee's - one who is married to a friend of mine - Crystal. :)
Isn't their home lovely - they have put so much work into it - such a refreshing place.
Kids enjoyed their trampoline.
A sneak peek of some of the pictures I took for Crystal and Phil's family -
and Marvin and Marlene's family.
Then some cake to celebrate.
Waiting for some treats.
Me and Crystal - never guessed that our paths would cross like this again!!
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