Sometimes, I can be a little over-ambitious on what I think I can accomplish with the boys in tow. Luckily, this time, I thought ahead...otherwise the trip to Chicago DEFINITELY would have taught me...
Uncle Sean flew in to Little Rock Wednesday night, and Thursday morning, we started off on our trek. I was a little off my game - and that was even after about 5 more trips inside with Sean and the boys in the truck ready to go...should have gone back in another time or two...
The plan was to take three days - stopping in Oklahoma City & Albuquerque before arriving in Scottsdale. AFter we'd been on the road a while, Sean says - hey, we're getting in so early - let's just cruise on in to Amarillo. So we did - and I rearranged our hotel stays but we decide not to tell Mom.
As we're about 1 hour from Oklahoma City, Jake says "I want Bear Bear" - I turn around to help get Bear Bear and my heart STOPS - Bear Bear is in LITTLE ROCK. So, we start thinking - I text Mom to get to the store asap and get Matt to pack Bear Bear in his stuff when he comes out on Wednesday. What I'll do until Wednesday...I'll think of that later.
Nana comes through with the address for Brookstone in Oklahoma City - that's great, except we weren't planning on stopping. Uncle Sean decides we can vary our trip that long (besides, we need gas, if we can get correct directions to get there...). We succeeded in obtaining a Bear Bear - and saved the trip.
On to Amarillo - we got in at 9pm and it was soooo cold. Sean loads up as much as he can - all of our quick stop stuff strapped to him by some fashion and his suitcase. We get the boys out who had fallen asleep. Jake walks inside but then decided he wanted SEan to carry him - so Uncle Sean moves his suitcase under his arm and picks Jake up. I have a few bags and a Nick thath I'm about to drop to load on the elevator - just imagine...we wished we had the camera - but that's another reason I should have gone back inside. It too, is in Little Rock until Matt gets here.
Today, was another long drive. Uncle Sean pressed on and the boys did remarkably well in the car. WE had a few moments, but luckily the traffic was on our side and we had no major problems. We arrived safely, surprised Nana and got to eat Pizza! The boys were very glad to get out of their seats and are sound asleep now. Nick in a pack n play in my room and Jake on his "Vacation Bed" in Bapaw & Nana's Room. We'll have to find out the real story tomorrow because if he didn't lay down, he was going to have to sleep in my room, too! :)
I'm sure we'll have more stories as the next 2 weeks carry on. Up tomorrow, I think, is putting together Jake's big wheel and Mommy says he needs a hair cut!
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