This summer we are tackling the road trip. For the first time. I'm really excited about it. We no longer have a baby, so I think everyone will really enjoy it. I would be lying if I said that I wasn't a little nervous. Trapped in my car with four kids for seventeen hours? Sounds like a nightmare. But all of my friends who have done it before said it's no big deal. Pretty sure these same friends said the same thing about childbirth.
I'm thinking it's going to be a lot like labor and delivery. It's pretty painful while you're going through it, but the outcome is so worth it. Once I'm on that beach with the sun shining warm on my face holding a glass of wine like it's my newborn, I'll have forgotten all about the car ride. Until it's time to pack up and drive back home. I'm trying to be prepared. The kids all have their own Kindle Fires and I will make for damn sure not to forget the chargers. On the advice of a friend, I'm going on Pinterest to find different activities to keep the kids occupied in the car. We'll do a scavenger hunt of all the fast food restaurants and gas stations we'll pass. Another hunt, for all of the different animals we're sure to see. Some crazy tic, tac, toe games. Alphabet and license plate eye spy. And thankfully one of the kids came home with an awesome CD that their teacher burned as a last day of school gift.
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