Wow! 2200 miles in just 4 days will wear a family out! Shawn and I decided to take our boys, my nephew, and my niece to Mississippi to visit family for an extended weekend trip. The kids did great riding in the van (thank heaven for DVD players in automobiles today) and we made great time down there.
The first night we arrived we met Uncle Johnny and Kay at their house, visited for a bit and then called it a night. Saturday we played in the sandbox, took a trip to Wal-Mart and had a cook out. Then bath time and lights out to head on to Biloxi the next day.
Sunday we did family pictures with my sister, Brianna, and her family; as well as my dad and step-mom. That was a BEAR!! Getting the twins to stay in on place at the same time is nearly impossible. I was soaked with sweat from head to toe by the time it was over. All in all, we did get a decent family shot (12 people total) and some great shots of all the kids. However, the one shot I wanted of all 6 kids, Jared, Joshua, Janae, Joseph, Jackson and Brison never happened. Jackson WOULD NOT stay within camera shot for that one. BUMMER! But the kids were cute in their 2009 Old Navy Fourth of July shirts.
We left pics and went back for yet another cookout at Bri and Jason's place and then headed to the casino we were staying at. Monday we spent the afternoon at the beach and in the ocean. The kids had a blast, Joseph passed out and we spent the afternoon in the shade with him snoozing in the breeze. Lights out came early Monday evening and we headed home Tuesday morning. We were on the road by 6:24 a.m. and we arrived in K-town at our house at 8:39 p.m. Not too shabby for a van load of 6 and traveling 855 miles.
All the kids were in bed by 9:45, the twins slept til after 8 in the morning (WOO-HOO!) and the big kids were up and moving shortly thereafter. Ahhhhhh, it's good to be home.