After 11 years and four kids, Keith and I sucked it up and drove to Amarillo. We've always flown since we had Carli. But logistics of car seats and vehicle big enough for us all and money to fly, it made much more sense to drive. We left at 6 am and planned stops at parks along the way. We stopped in Waxahachie at 9 played at a park for 30 minutes. Hit the road again and made it to Wichita Falls for lunch. It had gotten to hot for the kids to play on the playground but just being out of the car andspace to run around helped. We had to stop in Quanah for a bathroom break. Made it to Amarillo by 4:30 pm. No tears were shed and very little whining! It was a traveling miracle!
I did work pretty hard at making sure the littles had some entertainment. Besides their videos, Drew had magnetic roads and cars to play with on a cookie sheet, puzzles, and a calculator that functioned as a phone, "speller" and dinosaur zapper! Maggie's favorite toy was an empty cup with a straw hole in the lid that she put pipe cleaners in and I'd dump them out. Over and over she worked at it! She also had magnets on a cookie sheet and playing cards to put back in the box. The big girls colored, watched "Reba" on DVD and read.
Everyone was so excited to finally get to Naggy and Pappy's! The first thing they did was take measurements on the growing ruler and then it was off to Rosa's for dinner! It was early bedtime for the littles since they miraculously did not nap all day and were give out! Looking forward to a fun few days with family!
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