Lazy Days of Summer

We are on our 2nd half of the Martin family vacation. Currently I am writting in our van as we travel down I-75 to Pigeon Forge, TN. We have Brandon, Austin, and Emma Grace with us, and poor Mom, Dad, and Aunt Donna have all the girls with them! It's been going fine so far with only 2 potty stops! Not too bad with two 4 year olds...a 3 year old...a 20 month old...and a pregnant person! Last night we arrived at Aunt Donna's at about 10:30pm. We stayed there for the night and left her house at about noon for our trip south.

Our trip to PA was nice. Nathan's lil sister's graduation was very nice! She was so proud to walk across that stage...after the short rain delay. Nathan's Grandma from TX as well as his grandparents from OH were all visiting for the weekend as well. The girls of course ate up thier time with Grandpa David and Grandma Carla!!! It was nice to see the family as well as celebrate Elizabeth's graduation.

I'll leave you with a few random thoughts about traveling 10 hours with toddlers....
1. NEVER drink more than a few sips of water unless you like stopping often for potty breaks!
2. Don't bring anything unless it can be divided equally among all three girls AND they all have to have the exact same color and everything!
3. Car DVD players were honestly inspired by GOD!
4. Walkie-Talkies are a great way to keep both cars entertained but make sure no one else in on your same channel!
5. When driving, make sure that you always stay ahead of my dad driving unless you plan on making your 10 hour trip a 12 hour one!
6. Toddler girls WILL have a fight to the death over lip gloss if there is only one of them!
7. It is possible to have 11 people on the trip and everyone to have a "bird" call name for the radios.....
Mama Bird - Mom
Papa Bird - Dad
Auntie Bird - Donna
Flying Eagle - Austin
Z-Bird - Zoey
Tea Party Bird - Regan
Diva Bird - Maddelyn
Papa's Eagle - Emma Grace
Double Eagle - Me
Eagle 6 - Nathan
.......................remember....we had 10 hours of driving to entertain ourselves!

I'll check back during our week down here to let you know how the trip is going!