Road Trip

Yes, we're on vaca, but the Inn has public computers, so I can blog if/when I can get 15 minutes to myself, but no pictures until we get home.

Whew!!! We had a very uneventful and (dare I say) calm ride today! We woke the kids up at 6:45AM, which is quite early* by their standards, loaded them in the car, and headed south. Eli is very much not a car-rider, but he did exceptionally well. He never once had a meltdown, and he was even pleasant at times. Maddux did great until the last 15 minutes or so, and we only had to stop twice to feed her. Speaking of which, we stopped once to eat at Cracker Barrell and once in a random spot somewhere around the AL/FL border. Eli was quite pleased with that spot since we found a small grassy area with picnic benches where he could hit his baseball and run around.

* When Lehr went into Eli's bedroom to wake him up, it was still dark. He gently spoke to Eli and asked him, "Hey Buddy - do you know what time it is?" Eli responded, "Nigh-nigh time." Too funny.

Since Eli didn't sleep at all on the way here, we put him down for a short nap when we arrived which, of course started the bad note that would continue until bedtime. He was too excited to sleep, even though he could barely walk since he'd been up for a record nine hours already. Then, because he prolonged his slumber for so long, we had to wake him at 5:30PM, even though he'd only napped for an hour by then. We went to the beach and the pool for a short bit, but Eli's fuse was beyond short. After a quick dinner, both kids were asleep before 8PM. Hopefully tomorrow will be a more fun-filled day.