Bacay-shun

whew!

a week on the road for what tulip referred to as "bacay-shun" was so much fun that i'm literally trying to catch my breath after unpacking

speaking of packing - for the love!

the trip?  awesome

the packing?  re-packing? unpacking?

ugh!

i have never, in my LIFE been as stressed as i was the last 15 minutes before we left the house...

kids in car

car running

hot outside

air on in car

last minute toothbrushes, waterbottles, sippy cup

start their movie

grab some coffee - is it hot?  who cares?

kids out of car...potty

kids back in car

baby crying

do we need pillows?  i don't think so. do you want yours?  no. are you sure.  yes i'm sure. maybe we should pack them

JUST PUT THEM IN THE CAR ALREADY!!!

do we have our phones?

chargers?

i want a snack

this isn't the movie that i picked

are we there yet??

enter gray hairs and a steely 20 first minutes of the drive where i NEEDED silence

Honestly people.  If there are professional packers out there I want to know about them.  I'll pay top dollar.

Anywhoo...after that, the trip was a blast

first stop:  bemidji

love fest with my college roomie

and peach's pen pal

it's always a good time

always

after teary good byes, we headed to park rapids where my in-laws had rented a cabin for the week

we had it the first night all to ourselves

exploring park rapids was a total blast

supper - check

ice cream - check

candy store - check

movie - check

hot tub - check

bibs?

uh, i forgot them

no worries

there's a little boutique right here that sells them for $14 each...

;)  no, honey, i don't think that $30 on bibs is ridiculous

not when we're on "bacay-shun"

my husband seriously loves this about me

we met up with the rest of the fam for the fourth of july parade, fireworks, pool time and beach bummin'

grandma bought team uniforms :)

warning...if you can find the sand baby wearing a hat in the upcoming collage, you might just die of a big ol' heart melt

the height of our pleasure was experienced when we discovered the resort had push pops.

squeals.

jumping up and down.

be still my heart

i randomly bumped into another college roomie at the fireworks.  i hadn't seen her for 10 years.

thank you, Jesus!

we ended our trip by stopping at our day care provider's cabin.

we've always, ALWAYS loved her, but spending time at her lake home expanded my heart in a gigantic way

it was a blast...

makes me excited for future road trips with these lil' rascals ;)

but for now i'm content to be dozing in my own bed

g'night!