Road Trip

Friday, March 6th was another special day. It was Gage's (Jarmon (I now have two Gage's in my life)) first birthday!!! His party was in Dallas on the following day. Since our husbands had some school work to catch up on, Jayne and I decided to go by ourselves with the kids. Brave, right?

We took off on Friday at 10:45am. We made it two streets down and Sophie was already crying for her pacifier that she chunked to the floor. So, at 10:48am we were officially on the road again! :) The drive there was long and difficult. None of the kids were cooperating. Zach was in the very back watching movies. He was actually not that bad. Once he learned how to work the DVD player, he was okay. But at first, I was having to crawl from the front to the middle to help him out. The babies on the other hand, were very cranky and over tired. Once they fell asleep, it was a decent trip, but then they woke up and were ready for some food. We stopped in Ennis to eat some good 'ol McDonald's. We took our time eating to give the kids some time to stretch their legs, eat, get diapers changed, and have some dessert. Then it was back on the road!

We got to hang out on Friday night at Tabitha's house. It was good to see everyone (including the kids). Finally, after a long day, we retired to the hotel to get some rest. But the babies had another idea. Not being in their own beds was a difficult situation. Sophie ended up in bed with me and Zach. And then we were all up, bright and early at 6am!! Nice.

Saturday was the party. Tabitha had a full house! I wish I had a free hand to take some pictures. The house was decorated so cute, and the cake was precious. The kids wouldn't leave my side at first, so I didn't really get a chance to take any pictures. Gage was a little cutie pie and I think really enjoyed his mini-alligator cake.

We took off to head back home at 3pm. The trip home was MUCH better! The kids probably slept the majority of the ride home. It was nice. And we only made one stop and that was for me and Zach to use the potty. Once we got home, Sophie was all smiles. You would have thought that we had been gone for a week. She stayed content with her toys until it was bedtime. It gave me a much needed little break.

When is the next road trip??? Hmmm, not for a while. This one was pretty rough without the help of daddy. Thanks for your help, Jayne. I really couldn't have done it without you! :)