ROAD TRIP 2010, GA edition part 1...

I wanted to leave REALLY early so we could arrive in Atlanta BEFORE dinner but Daddy & the tribe had other plans. Heck I guess I had other plans too because after staying up late to pack the final stuff I too slept in! So instead of leaving at 5am we left around 730am. I really thought I planned this trip well. I packed the few days before & made sure we had plenty to eat & drink. I even made sure there were toys inside the 'burb to keep them entertained. Well I am here to tell you that even the best laid plans have flaws!

We slipped away from S Florida for this MUCH NEEDED mini vacation/road trip to see some family in GA. We would be gone for a total of 5 days! Our first stop was just outside of Atlanta to visit my two brothers. All I can say is that the road trip there just plain awful! The tribe did NOT want to sleep & felt it was their mission to scream at the top of their lungs pretty much the entire time. I finally broke down & cried halfway there. My hubby looked at me & said "Why are you crying?" to which I replied "This is not the trip that I had planned!". Needless to say I needed to remind myself SEVERAL times that when you travel with toddlers you need to expect them to act this way! It was BAD! This was NOT what I had envisioned when I planned this trip! We arrived just in time to meet up for dinner. My nephew works at this Italian place called "Luciano's". All 14 of us sat at one LONG table. We spread the tribe out & for the most part things were good. Each one of my relatives took a kid & that was that. I needed a STIFF drink actually I think I had two after that car ride. LOL! Here's a few pic's from that dinner! Thank you Michael for making us some YUMMY food! [=









Our plan was to stay in GA for 2 nights with our family & then head over to NC to visit my cousin who has a house on a lake. Since we were FINALLY in GA I arranged a play date with a friend of mine that I've known practically FOREVER! My friend Des has a 6 year old daughter & a son a few months younger than the tribe so having a play date with our munchkins was perfect! She happens to live near Atlanta so we decided to meet up for a play date at Monkey Joe's. If you've never heard of Monkey Joe's you really should check them out if you have kids. It is this BIG inflatable playground place. Needless to say the tribe LOVED it! The girls loved it from the minute they arrived but Bren needed some coaxing! Remember he is "Safety Patrol"! LOL! By the end of the day they were having a blast in fact I think we may have a future couple in the works! Camryn & Christoffer looked SO cute together! heehee! Getting back to my oldest & dearest friend, it is really hard for me to believe that I have known her for practically all my life. We lived on the same street until she moved away at about 5 years old. Best thing is that we kept in contact over the past 35 years! LOVE that! {Note to all young girls out there: Keep in contact with your far away friends. You will thank yourself years down the road that you did!}











Here's our couple in the making! We are just going to have more play dates so they do not forget one another! LOL!



Here is Sarah & her "twin" showing off their MEAN face! Cannot get over how much they look alike! Way too FREAKY!



We went swimming at my brothers pool. They LOVED it along with their new "swimmies" which are called PUDDLE JUMPERS. We purchased them a few weeks ago at BJ's our local wholesale club. They are WONDERFUL! I have to say that I felt so at ease having them swim with those things on!









After swimming we took to my brother Jim's back yard. It really is an adventure back there! They have a nice patio, a nature trail, a tree swing & even a trampoline which the tribe LOVED! I even took a turn at it! Oh to be young again! Ahh...











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ROAD TRIP 2010, GA edition part 1...