Road Trip

1000 miles + 4 States + 7 kids = 1 tired mom!!! We made a trek up north to visit Grandpa Bill and Colin. We had lots of fun and appreciate them putting up with 8 extra people in their house (not easy). Poor Grandpa had to go to the grocery store everyday to keep pace with my pack of locusts and the washing machine was running 24/7 to keep up with the laundry! Grandpa bought the kids a slip and slide so they could TRASH his yard! Murphy driving Molly's PINK CAR- one of many toys they enjoy playing with in the basement. As soon as we arrived Griffin and Colin decided that Brett needed a haircut and proceeded to butcher his hair- Don't you LOVE the racing strips!? As soon as we arrived back home Poppy (Kevin) fixed it and Brett has his regular crew cut again! We playedendured MANY games of family baseball. It is always an exercise in patience because it usually involves a lot of bickering. The Big Boys and Brett swept the rest of us in the 4 game series but I hear there is a rematch at the end of August- GOODY!!! We took a trip into Baltimore and went to the aquarium Our last day was a trip to a SUPER mall where they had a BASS PRO SHOP and an awesome LEGO store! There is nothing like shopping with 6 kids! Especially for a mom who HATES shopping! Overall, our trip was successful. The kids were pretty good in the car but this mom needs a little time to recover before I tackle another road trip!