Just The Kids & Me

Today the kids and I headed out for a couple days to my sister's. Our weekends are booking up and the summer is coming to an end so this was about our only chance to head that way for awhile. I don't really like to travel on the road by myself with the kids because at times they can be a handful. Since we're going in the middle of the week though that means Greg has to work. So he couldn't come along hence it just being the three of us!

We left after lunch time because I was hoping Emmaline would get a nap in the car since that would be her normal nap time. Well, the first hour that didn't happen because her brother was watching a movie on the DVD player so she was intrigued by that and wouldn't go to sleep. However, I have to say the two of them did really well and were pretty much quiet the whole first hour. I stopped half way in Kalamazoo to do a couple errands I didn't get done on Monday. That helped to break up the trip and get the kids out of the car for a little bit. Then the second part of the drive both kids ended up finally falling asleep so my car ride was pretty peaceful. I wasn't happy that it rained off and on most of the way, but at least it was a light rain for most of it. The trip overall was good and I'm hoping for the same on the way home and the kids either sleep or are quiet. I think it's helped that we separated the car seats so there's some space between Evan and Em now. It was nice though not having to haul the dog, but we all miss Daddy!

We got in right before dinner time and then headed over to my Dad's for dinner. We had pizza which both kids tore up, so they must have been hungry from the long car ride. Today is my step-mom's birthday, Happy Birthday, so we got to enjoy some ice cream cake from Dairy Queen that my Dad picked up. A real treat for us because we really don't have DQ by us except at the mall. The kids were excited to see Papa and Nana and had fun playing with Baggie (their dog). Happy birthday Nana and thanks for the pizza!

This will probably be my last blog until Friday when I get home. I've got some pictures to post with my next couple blogs and will have to wait until I get home to load them to my computer.