Needless to say, it was a very long drive- even the dog complained. However the kiddos did really well, no whining or crying. Evelyn just kept asking, "where are we going?" Rachel had filled a bag with car friendly activities to keep the kids busy. Evelyn, who does everything at mach speed played with everything in the bag in the first hour of the trip. Great- only 13 more hours to go! To her credit she continued to entertain herself for the duration of the trip. It did get harder after dark when she could no longer see to read, color or put puzzles together. Rachel had thought ahead to include glow stick necklaces in the bag, but when we opened them up none of them worked (thanks Dollar Store!!!). So we sang "The Wheels on the bus" for the net 6 hours.
Evelyn is big enough to be in a booster seat these days, which is unfortunate because there is nothing on the side to rest her head against like there is in an infant car seat. When she fell asleep she would just fall over sideways. Oh, to be a kid again, and be able to sleep anywhere!!
This little guy had to sit on the sunny side of the car the whole way home and never fussed! During our night time "sing along" we discovered that he loves "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and requested it repeatedly.
Rachel stayed here 2 days helping to get the kids acclimated to Grandma's house before she flew out to meet up with Nate in Atlanta and continue on to Peru.
I am SO excited to have the grandkids over the next 10 days!!! Luckily because this is Thanksgiving week, Chuck and Becca will both be around more than usual to help me keep up with the little rascals. Even Jared and his girlfriend Yujay have offered to babysit, so that Chuck and I can have a date night!
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