Traveling is fun?

Whaaaattttt????

Whoever said that never had to travel cross country with a 3yr old and a 17mn old. Thankfully I had my cousin helping, but still...

Day 1
"Mama, mama, mama, mama...." "What Sean?" "Go go play?" "No Sean we are moving far far away to Aunt Lynn's house." "Oh, sar sar away to Aunt Yynn's?" "Yes"

That exact convo everyday for 3days of driving...Yay. Many times a day. To the point where I didn't want to answer anymore.

(Then there was the "Go home mama." "We are son, we are going home to Aunt Lynn's house." "No mama, home to our house." That conve everyday since getting here....)

"Mama, mama, mama, mama water/milk/juice please" This was also a GAZILLION times a day.

Again, very thankful I had my cousin.

Stopping every 2, no more than 3, hours...Yeah that's a blast too. I cloth diapered for the entire drive as well. That was a challenge. Glad I did it, but one more challenge on a challenging trip. Did you know kids think 30-60min of play at a stop when they have to ride for 12-18hrs is not enough? Apparently they believe they shouldn't have to ride in a car that long. Who'd of thunk it? Wow....

Night 1 in a hotel: 3yr old, 17mn old and me in a FULL bed. Not a queen, a FULL. I slept mostly on the edge with one leg ready to drop to the floor to prevent me from falling off. Yeah, that's good times.

Oh, and never think you know more than the GPS. It can cost you HOURS of time and about a hundred total miles. PLUS! Overtired and irritable children! Just make sure you have it on "GAS SAVER ROUTE" not "SHORTEST". Again, hours out of the way thru back roads with tired and irritable children....Sometimes thru city streets late at night in towns you don't know in states you have never been in...


Ahhhhh......Traveling is FUN! Yeah, right. Whoever said that LIED or didn't have kids!