Road Trip!

Well, here I go again...time to catch up! :)
The first weekend of March (the 6th) we drove to Dallas to help Gage celebrate his 2nd birthday. It was just me and the kids because Gabe had to work and study/work on a paper. We decided to leave early Saturday morning, so I got up at 5:45 and I had to wake the kids up at 6:45 (early for all of us). We got dressed, packed up, grabbed some donuts and kolaches for breakfast and we were off.
The drive wasn't too bad. I was a little nervous at how Sophie would behave, but she was actually really good. She slept the last hour of the drive, so that helped. Zach is always good in the car now. He knows to bring movies, books and his DS to play.
We got to Tabitha's house at about 11:15 and the party was in full swing! Gage has been into trains so that is what the theme was for the party. We ate good food, played outside, watched Gage open presents, played inside, ate some cookie cake, and hit a train pinata. And I got to visit with my girls for six hours!! :) I also got to meet Baby Grant for the first time. He is sooo cute!

MMMM, cookie cake!

The big Birthday Boy!!

Tabitha & Gage

Sweet Baby Grant

My Princess lounging

My Locksmith at it again!

Me & the Girls (we missed you Dallas)

Sophie hitting the pinata.

Gage & Sophie playing with his new train table.

Sophie & Dane on the moonwalk slide. They were a hoot!

We left the party at 5ish and just decided to drive back home. Well, I wanted to drive back home at that point. Zach and Sophie wanted to go to Grandma & Papa's house. So, I had to think of something to where they would want to go home instead. :)

As soon as we got on the freeway, Zach said he was hungry. And after thinking about it, I was like, "Well, yeah. That's because you haven't really eaten anything since breakfast." With all of the excitement and playing, I guess he never really got hungry. So my plan was to stop in Ennis to get McDonald's for the kids. But when we got to Ennis, both of the kids were knocked out!! I kept driving, thinking that I would stop when they woke up. The next Mickey D's was in Fairfield. Okay, brace yourself... I pulled up to the drive thru and there was a sign that said: "Sorry for the inconvenience but we are currently out of nuggets." WHAT????? I couldn't believe it!!! Out of nuggets??? You have got to be kidding me!!!

By this time, I was starving too!!! Yes I probably could have stopped somewhere else, but Zach kept asking for nuggets. So that is when I decided to keep driving, not to go to my parents. Because their exit was coming up and I knew there wasn't going to be anything to eat around there. And I had to fib a little bit to the kids...I told them that the next McDonald's was past Grandma & Papa's exit and that I missed it. I just figured that would be easier to explain. Because by this time I just wanted to be home.

We finally found a McDonald's at the Bryan exit (I think). Only 2 1/2 hours later!!! And we got home at 9 on the dot.

Yes, it was a long day but it was a fun day too!! Even Zach said, "Mom this was a fun day. I like this!" :)

Happy 2nd Birthday Gage!!!