~Vacation - Day 1~

Monday, April 4 - packing day. It was so beautiful outside that I couldn't help but steal away for a walk! Gregg put some finishing touches on the new speakers and hung the laptop so that the boys could watch movies. I was thrilled that my 100 scrapbook pages arrived... I had planned on taking them on the trip but the shipment was taking a lot longer than I expected. Needless to say, I got to bed rather late that night.

Tuesday, April 5 - We were driving out of the driveway at 3:50 am! It was a beautiful morning! It was about 4:30 when the drizzle started. It wasn't too bad. We had put rain ex on the windshield and the rain was light for most of the trip.

The first two hours were really quiet! No one really slept but they took a nap later on so it worked out very well. Our first stop was for the bathroom (of course!) and breakfast. I had packed chocolate milk and bagels, but I didn't count right!?!??! We eat a bag of bagels at home but Gregg isn't normally home or Kiersten and I share. Well, since I made the mistake, I let Gregg splurge on a breakfast sandwich and I enjoyed a coffee!

Kiersten didn't want any of the toys I packed her... she spent the next 45 minutes playing with Gregg's breakfast wrapper!
Our next stop was for the bathroom and an early lunch! The kids did great! I had packed sandwiches and a bunch of snack food.

We arrived at the hotel earlier then we expected and were so thankful that one of our rooms was ready. They were also able to give us adjoining rooms! We did a little unpacking and got ready for a swim. Kiersten really enjoyed exploring!
I think swimming was just about the favorite part of vacation. The boys went every day. A few times there was someone in the pool but by the time we got there, it was empty!
After a nice long swim and a nicer long nap... we headed to Gregg's Aunt & Uncle's house. It was so good to see them, Gregg's Grandma, and Gregg's mom.

We did a bunch of visiting and then headed out for pizza! I have a lot of family photos but I don't post pictures of anyone other than my family so you'll have to pretend it wasn't just us. OK!?!?! We went to a place called Pizza Cottage... good stuff! You must try their BLT pizza... and their Chicken Alfredo pizza, and their Cheese steak pizza!
After we had our fill of pizza, Aunt Wendy got a great idea to go out for ice cream! Haha! I never saw my boys disappointed about having to eat ice cream! They did enjoy it... even on a full stomach!
After a bit more chit chat, we headed back to the hotel for a good night's sleep. Wednesday promised to be fun and a little more relaxing!