We drove halfway to New Orleans last night, covering a little over 200 miles. The kids did really well in the back seat, watching Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. Maddux doesn't like to wear the headphones very much, so most of her watching is just that: watching.
But she was quiet nonetheless. We woke up around 8 this morning and got right on the road (again). Eli and Maddie watched another movie or two (Monsters, Inc and part of Cars) before the battery died on the DVD player. Even though that meant the end of easy entertainment, every one's mood was OK until about one hour outside of our destination. Eli got whiny because he was tired and bored. Maddux did the smart thing and fell asleep, but Eli fought the good fight. Once we got to the hotel, they kids saw D and CC and all was good. We walked around the city a little, getting lunch and checking things out. D & CC swung Eli between them a few times before Eli wanted to be the swing-er. He tried to swing CC and then D, failing both times, of course.
We had planned on an early dinner, so we skipped naps in order to make it. Of course dinner took a LONG time, so that ended up being a bad call. Our table was outside, which helped with entertainment, but the time lapse between our appetizers and entrees was no less than 60 minutes. And we were in the sun. And there were flies. Even so, the kids were pretty well behaved. It was right to bed when we returned to the hotel - Jazz Fest in the morning!!
But she was quiet nonetheless. We woke up around 8 this morning and got right on the road (again). Eli and Maddie watched another movie or two (Monsters, Inc and part of Cars) before the battery died on the DVD player. Even though that meant the end of easy entertainment, every one's mood was OK until about one hour outside of our destination. Eli got whiny because he was tired and bored. Maddux did the smart thing and fell asleep, but Eli fought the good fight. Once we got to the hotel, they kids saw D and CC and all was good. We walked around the city a little, getting lunch and checking things out. D & CC swung Eli between them a few times before Eli wanted to be the swing-er. He tried to swing CC and then D, failing both times, of course.
We had planned on an early dinner, so we skipped naps in order to make it. Of course dinner took a LONG time, so that ended up being a bad call. Our table was outside, which helped with entertainment, but the time lapse between our appetizers and entrees was no less than 60 minutes. And we were in the sun. And there were flies. Even so, the kids were pretty well behaved. It was right to bed when we returned to the hotel - Jazz Fest in the morning!!
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