Nate had to spend last week in Portland for work and he had the brilliant idea of bringing the family along and dropping us off at Grandma and Grandpa Buksa'a house. We paced the car and headed out Monday morning. We planned for 5 hours even though it is a 3.5 hour drive. We wanted to be safe in case the children needed to make some stops.
After the first hour we had to stop at a Mc Donald's with the playroom. The girls had been screaming and fighting the entire ride so we decided to let them run off some steam. Of course once we got in the playroom they just wanted to sit on the bench...
We tried feeding them (they wouldn't eat) and were on the road again. The long drive was horrible, with Sara screaming because she wanted out of her car seat, and Katie yelling at Sara to stop screaming, and Mommy begging Daddy to pull over and let her walk to Portland. Of course Daddy said, "What was I thinking? Going to work is never this awful."
Once we got to Portland we had a great time. We got to visit with Macy, Max and Vivian and then we got to see Great Grandma Buksa too. Katie LOVED floating in the Buksa hot tub, Mommy got her birthday camera, Sara enjoyed collecting rocks in the yard, and Daddy stayed at a nice hotel and got to work without children each day. Everyone enjoyed the trip.
We had a nice visit with Grandma and Grandpa and when it was time to go home Mommy decided it would be best for all if she braved taking 2 kids on the train. Daddy drove the luggage and car seats and met us at the station in Seattle.
The train was perfect- even better than an airplane. The kids met other kids in our car and enjoyed running around the car with them. They even found a small space behind the last seat where they could hide and pretend they were in a cave.
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