Our 1st Trip to Mamaw and Papaw's House

My parents live about 30 miles south of Tulsa. While we've wanted to take the kids to their house for some time, I just couldn't imagine the long road trip and all of the stuff we would have to take! Well, we figured it was definitely time to do it, so we went last weekend!

Let me paint the picture. I started packing and organizing on Tuesday night! So I wouldn't forget anything, I made a detailed list of everything we would need to take. Taylor was off until Wednesday afternoon, so when she got home we first packed the kids clothes. The weather was supposed to be cool at Mom's house, so we had to make sure and pack clothes for warm and cool weather. John worked Thursday morning, but as soon as he got home, he started loading up the Suburban.

-3 Pack 'n Plays

-3 Booster seats

-Suitcases for the kids, John, me, and Taylor

-2 security gates (Just in case we needed to block the kids off from things at Mom's house)

-Small cooler with 3 milk cups, 3 juice cups, and snacks

-Pillows for John, me, and Taylor

-Laundry basket with toys, diapers, wipes, rubber bibs, baby monitor, and their sound machine. (We use it for naps and to help put the kids to sleep. It plays music or makes sounds--like rain. The best $15 we ever spent!)

-Camera and camcorder

-2 strollers

-A bag of shoes for the kids (3 pairs of tennis shoes, 3 pairs of boots, 3 pairs of sandals)

-Medicines, bath supplies, toothbrush

John is a MASTER at packing! The Suburban holds ALL of the above items, as well as 3 toddlers and 3 adults comfortably! It was amazing!

The road trip went very well. Our kids don't sleep much in the car, so they each only slept about 45 minutes in a 5 1/2 hour trip. They were completely fine on the way up but pretty restless on the way home.

We had so much fun! The kids rode the riding lawn mower with Papaw, played with Sadie the dog, played on the wooden rocking horse Papaw made for them, and loved all the goodies Mamaw cooked! My sister was there with her 2 sons, and my brother was also there! (I only get to see him about 2 times a year). It was a great trip and I have TONS of pictures. Here are a few of them!

Adam's Mean Face

Taylor taught Adam how to make a mean face. Isn't it hilarious??!!! He will do it and then smile really big!! For those of us who watched "Diff'rent Strokes", it's the "What 'cha talking about, Willis?" face!

Here is also a video of all of them making a mean face. Aaron doesn't make one...I don't think he has it in him!

I never knew we could laugh this hard!

I know that all of you with kids understand how cute this age is, but John and I had no idea! Every day the kids absolutely crack us up! They are so funny, and words can't describe how cool it is to see them interacting with each other.





They love to play together, as well as by themselves. They will chase each other around the couch, push each other down the slide, "cook" in their little kitchen, play blocks, and sit together to watch TV. After playing together for a while, they will just gravitate to different parts of the living room to play alone. If you are on the floor with them, they will play with you for a short while before going off to play with each other. It cycles like this all day long. They will occasionally watch TV too. Here are pictures of them sitting on the couch watching Sesame Street and laying on the floor this morning for their first ever "Movie Adventure" with Taylor. (They watched most of "The Little Mermaid.")







Last weekend was the PRCA Rodeo here. We took the kids for a little while Thursday night. Adam loved watching the dog herd the sheef for muttin' bustin'-- Aaron liked the music--Avery LOVED the horses. She would watch them so intently. Guess what we will be buying her at some point?