As many of you know (because we saw you!!!) we did a lot of traveling over the holidays. A lot. It was fun, crazy, exciting, exhausting, beautiful and insane. On the front end, I had no idea how we would get it all done. While it seemed like a wonderful idea during the early planning stages, as we got closer to departure, the practicality became a bit overwhelming. Picture our return flight (I’ve got to get better at photo-journaling, but I trust you’ll get the word picture). We returned with and checked 2 large suitcases, 1 large box, 1 expanded roller carry-on, 3 car seats, a stroller frame and a pack and play (thank goodness for Southwest’s 2 free bag policy!). We carried on a duffle, a small roller bag, an adult backpack, a kid backpack, a diaper bag, 2 infants and a toddler. Yeah. Craziness.
Over 2 1/2 weeks, we took 3 children – 7 month old twins and a 3 year old – on 4 flights (that’s a first for me – #23) covering almost 5000 miles. We rented a minivan (that’s also a first, so I’ll call that #24) and took our first family of 5 road trip, driving almost 1000 miles (and that is #25). On the back end, I am amazed and grateful that we did it all and would not trade the experience. Even with all of the activity it was a refreshing and encouraging time with friends and family after such a challenging year. I am so glad we pushed through and even more grateful for those who prayed for us every little step of the way. Several of the next few posts will be a few things I’d never done that occurred during the trip. Almost there…
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Enoch in the back of the minivan with Granna and his Tennessee cousins. |