The Big Trip!

This past weekend was our first big trip to Michigan with the boys. I had all their clothes packed two days prior to the trip and I even remembered to restock the diaper bag. I only packed the essentials. I didn't want to be the mom who packed the entire house. We left early Friday morning. Brad had packed the van and there was PLENTY of room for the dog. This should have been an indication that we were forgetting something, but we were both focused on getting on the road.

The boys both did very well. They both slept the majority of the time. That's how we planned it...wink, wink. When we got to the in-law's house my husband asks me if the only diapers I packed were the ones I restocked the diaper bag with. This is when it dawned on me why there was so much room in the van. We have fourteen week twin boys and I forget to pack diapers for the weekend. Smart mommy! Real smart.

Saturday we had a small get together with all the people who hadn't met the boys yet. A LOT of people showed up. It was a great time seeing people we hadn't seen in months. Our kids are blessed to have so many people who love them.

Later that night my friend Anne and I celebrated our (cough) 30th birthday at the Wine Loft in downtown Kalamazoo. We filled up the entire loft area with our friends. Drank some bubbly and ate some very expensive chocolate covered strawberries. So much fun! It made me really miss my friends. I hope that we are able to someday move back to Michigan, but that looks like it's not happening anytime soon.

The next day, Sunday, was our day to travel back home. We had a slow start. Some of us had a little too much fun the night before and needed to take a nap. So while that happened my friend Nicole stopped by for a quick visit. The boys were super cranky that whole time. They have some major kissing up to do, because Nicole's house is the fun house. She's preggers with her SIXTH child. Her house is the IT house for kids.

The ride back home wasn't as smooth as when we left. We needed to stop and refresh the kiddos, but that still didn't make one kid very pleased. It was a moderately noisy ride home. We made it though!