now, we had a really fun time all together and ty and i realized that we are getting used to this parenting thing because we had a really fun time despite the following things happening:
- the oldest child car sick after 20 min, crying to go home
- 5 min after oldest stops crying, the 2 year old lets out a toot that leaves us questioning whether it is just a toot or a changer
- after 30 min of driving we pull over to get the car sickies gone
- 10 min later the two oldest are sick again and asking when we will get there
- stop for lunch, feed the birds, nurse the baby, take 3 potty trips while stopped, change a diaper,2 year old face plants into her ranch packet
- get back in the car, head to blm office and then up mountain
- find a place to cut a tree dad style. which means, up a rocky cliff full of obstacles my children can impale themselves on.
- find tree
- wait for daddy to climb back up mountain to cut it, play "i spy" and sing christmas carols while you oldest rolls her eyes at you
- hike back to car holding 2 year old and 20lb 5 month old at the same time
- try and take 4 year old to the bathroom, unsuccessfully
- play in dirt while daddy ties tree to car
- take a family picture
- drive home
- stop to let the whining kids play, change 2 diapers, successfully teach 4 year old to go outside, take pictures, get in car
- car has flat
- sit and watch daddy change the flat
- head home and set up tree
i swear i don't teach them how to pose |
we saw a beautiful blue heron on the way home, and a golden eagle |
if you have any family traditions, i beg you to go call your parents and tell them thank you. because it's a whole heck of a lot easier to just stay at home. it really was a great way to start off the holidays.
1 comment:
Love this. What an adventure!!
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