Proud to be back in the Lone Star State!!
The alarm clock at 4am came a lot sooner than I wanted it too! We tried to get the kids to do down early since the night before since we had a long day of travels, but they all decided they WERE NOT going to do that. Weston proceeded to cry for about 2 hours for what ever reason. Luke did the same. They did so well going to bed every other night and chose to be like this on the night we needed them to go to bed! Doug got the car packed. I got some last minute laundry done and once the kids were asleep we crashed as well. The drive wasn't all so bad and the kids slept until about 7:30am or so in the car. The only thing slowing us down was all of the rain! It rained from Mesa all the way to Las Cruces, New Mexico. Normally, rain isn't so bad traveling because it is overcast and all. This usually makes it cooler and the kids sleep longer, but it hindered going the speed we wanted. There were times where Doug was only able to go about 60mph due to huge sheets of rain.
"The Fruit Loop Rapper"
Our long trip got a little boring early on due to our malfunctioning crappy DVD player. I think its on its last leg and just flat out quit working. Which meant no movies. Not a good thing when you have a 3-year old who is dependent on it in the car! Doug decided to entertain the family by doing a fruit loop rap. I was laughing so hard I almost peeed my pants. It was one of those moments I just couldn't stop laughing. Anyways, I got a photo of it. I guess you just had to be there. You do what ya gotta do for entertainment right?? The kids weren't too amused, but I was.
We made our first stop in Las Cruces, NM for gas and the kids wanted lunch. We found a perfect location for it. It had a Burger King, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell all in one. This made all of us happy since we all wanted different things. Just typing those restaurants makes me a little ill now, but you really don't have much choice when traveling. The kids were fed and off we went!
Our second and last stop was Fort Stockton, TX. We normally just make two stops for gas and during that time just feed the kids. It works out great that way we are not stopping all of the time. We stopped at Subway for dinner which my kids love. For some reason I am not sure if it is the "Eat Fresh" commercial, but they go crazy when we stop here. I can't complain because it is probably one of the healthier places to stop.
Finally after 14 grueling hours in the car we made it home!! The kids did remarkable and I will have to say that Weston is by far the best baby ever. He didn't complain the ENTIRE way. If there was an award to give he would definitely get it. Especially sitting for soooo long in the car. We survived which was the main thing and didn't kill each other before getting home. The best part was it wasn't dark yet. We arrived about 8pm our time. Taylor ran down to get the mail at Angie's when we got home and I got so many great cards and a package from Bridget. Which included a darling notebook, card and sonic money!! My family (both Justin and Janet) also got me sonic money. I am happy to say that I am set for a while for "free diet cokes"Here is a belated thank you photo of all my stuff I got for my birthday. I am excited to go and purchase my new running shoes and haven't decided if I should splurge and get an ipod. Of course my family over did as usual. A special thanks again to all!!
I was able to get the bags unpacked, a couple loads of laundry and everything put away. I was extremely tired as you can imagine and was so happy to crash onto my bed. Tomorrow is Taylor's birthday and I still haven't wrapped any of her stuff! I guess it will just have to wait. And I have no idea what we are doing. Its one of those play it by ear type days.
"The Fruit Loop Rapper"
We made our first stop in Las Cruces, NM for gas and the kids wanted lunch. We found a perfect location for it. It had a Burger King, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell all in one. This made all of us happy since we all wanted different things. Just typing those restaurants makes me a little ill now, but you really don't have much choice when traveling. The kids were fed and off we went!
Our second and last stop was Fort Stockton, TX. We normally just make two stops for gas and during that time just feed the kids. It works out great that way we are not stopping all of the time. We stopped at Subway for dinner which my kids love. For some reason I am not sure if it is the "Eat Fresh" commercial, but they go crazy when we stop here. I can't complain because it is probably one of the healthier places to stop.
Finally after 14 grueling hours in the car we made it home!! The kids did remarkable and I will have to say that Weston is by far the best baby ever. He didn't complain the ENTIRE way. If there was an award to give he would definitely get it. Especially sitting for soooo long in the car. We survived which was the main thing and didn't kill each other before getting home. The best part was it wasn't dark yet. We arrived about 8pm our time. Taylor ran down to get the mail at Angie's when we got home and I got so many great cards and a package from Bridget. Which included a darling notebook, card and sonic money!! My family (both Justin and Janet) also got me sonic money. I am happy to say that I am set for a while for "free diet cokes"Here is a belated thank you photo of all my stuff I got for my birthday. I am excited to go and purchase my new running shoes and haven't decided if I should splurge and get an ipod. Of course my family over did as usual. A special thanks again to all!!
I was able to get the bags unpacked, a couple loads of laundry and everything put away. I was extremely tired as you can imagine and was so happy to crash onto my bed. Tomorrow is Taylor's birthday and I still haven't wrapped any of her stuff! I guess it will just have to wait. And I have no idea what we are doing. Its one of those play it by ear type days.
