My, oh, my, where did November go? I've been incredibly busy with our huge family vacation! We just got home, and it was absolutely fabulous!! 10 days and 3,200 miles of family togetherness and adventures!
So here is the breakdown. We left out really early, and the first three days were the hardest. Driving all day trying to get all the way to New Jersey in time. We had to be there by Sunday because the reason we went was for my niece's Baptism. Thursday was pretty easy. Driving all day. But our Ford Flex was incredibly comfortable, and we got the boys some video games and dvd players. Friday, we traveled all the way across Tennessee. And fell in love. We attempted to bypass Nashville and ended up on mountain backroads. It was absolutely gorgeous. We will be going back there. Many times. Saturday was more gorgeous mountains and farm country. We arrived earlier than planned, in plenty of time for dinner with everyone. We stayed in New Jersey with my Sister-in-law. My Mother-in-law and other Sister-in-law also stayed at the house, they arrived by plane on Thanksgiving Day. My Father-in-law arrived by plane about the time we did. He stayed at a nearby Bed and Breakfast.
Sunday morning was a big adventure. As we were getting ready for the Baptism service, we realized I had brought the wrong shoes for My Angel. Well, I brought one that was right, the other was from a different pair. Two different styles, two different sizes. So we jumped in the car and took off for Wal*Mart to buy shoes. Except we didn't check his shoe size before we left. He thought he wore a size 4, I thought he wore a size 2. So we called my mother-in-law and asked her to check his tennis shoes. She said size 1, so we bought size two. We rushed to the church, arriving just in time. My Angel is in the back fighting with these shoes, can't get them on. We keep yelling at him, telling him to quit throwing a fit and just put the shoes on. He finally gets them on as we get there. We run in, and it was a lovely service. We go to dinner and My Angel keep complaining his feet hurt, we cannot believe he is still whining about this. When we got back to the house I checked his shoes. Turns out my mother-in-law checked the bottom of his shoe, which was worn. The shoes were a size 4. He was right, the shoes didn't fit, and they were in fact hurting him all day. Parenting fail. But we survived the day. That night we exchanged Christmas gifts for all the kids since we were all together.
Monday morning everyone else flew home. We went with my Hubby's sister and her family to the Crayola Experience in Easton, PA. We thought the kids might like it, figured we'd be there an hour or so, then head back for some antiquing or something. Turns out the kids LOVED it, we were there all day! There was a demonstration of how crayons and markers are made, and stations all over were the kids could use ALL of the crayola products. They got to bring home all the stuff they made.
Tuesday we started back towards home, but this time we took our time. We stopped to explore a cavern. It was a lot of fun. Wednesday morning we woke up to snow! Just enough to be beautiful and fun to play in, but not too much to slow us down. It was also great because we were on our way to the Great Smokey Mountain Railway for the Polar Express Train Ride! The boys absolutely LOVED it. I however, forgot the camera in the car. I also thought I forgot my phone in the car. But it wasn't there when we got back. It also wasn't in the hotel room when we got back there. After a frantic hour long search, we finally found it. At a gas station. In the trash can. Hubby is still teasing me about that one.
Thursday we explored the Cherokee Indian Reservation our hotel turned out to be in. Did some shopping, then made our way to the next stop in Alabama. Friday we decided we had been gone long enough. We were out of clean clothes and tired of hotel beds. So we bypassed our last stop and headed straight home.
It was a great trip, but we are glad to be home now. Now to start on the laundry...
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