Thursday, March 28, 2013

Day 87: On the road again...

Yea! Our much anticipated, yearly Easter-tradition is finally here!! So we didn't get an early start like we had hoped but like I told daddy, you can't ever have an "itinerary" with 3 kids. It's impossible. And with the worlds biggest trailer (leave it to my husband to rent the biggest), we were moving at a snails pace to avoid running into anything. The trip up wasn't too terrible. My kids are used to having a DVD player (spoiled, I know) and so we had a few moments of tears and threats of "don't make me pull this car over." Daddy did stop at a gas station and I was able to find a few things to entertain them for a short bit but they were just ready to be out of the car. I think we were all ready to be out of the car but like I said, for the most part - they did good.

Our biggest fear was how we were going to pull this trailer into Aunt Biggon's driveway since the corner was so tight. I know Matthew was dreading it the whole way up but once we were there - easy peasy! He had no issues whatsoever. Phew. The kids were so happy to get out of the truck and took off right away to go find trouble. After giving a few hugs and kisses, we got our trailer set up (our new home for the weekend), and Matthew and his cousin Andy set up the bounce house. This was the first year that anyone has done anything like that. My husband amazes me. His reason behind renting one (which totally makes sense) was to keep the kids from hiking off into the woods too often and risking either a snake bite or something worse. The kids loved having it but no, it didn't keep them from taking their explorations. That's part of the fun of Aunt Biggon's and we just all have to sit back and pray! That night after everyone set up their campers/trailers, it was such an amazing sight. This year we had over 30 people and the yard was just full of cars and trailers. It makes my heart sing to have all of us together like this and I'm sure Aunt Biggon loved it as well.

 After our busy day of packing and then our long drive, we are pooped and off to bed...it's going to be a great weekend ahead so stay tuned!

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