Some things I learned when taking a 4,300 mile road trip with an 8 year old boy, a 7 year old boy and a 4 year old girl...
1. Never underestimate the importance of a potty stop
2. Never allow 8 yo boy to purchase a sling shot in Mt. Airy, NC and then coop him up in a car because inevitably there will be coco puffs shot from said sling shot aimed at sister or brother or even mom's head!
3. Never underestimate the importance of a good hotel bed.
4. Don't think you are doing a good thing allowing kids to run and burn energy, getting hot so they drink tons of water and then throw them in a car....you WILL have potty stops every 20 minutes. Guaranteed!
5. Portable DVD players are heaven sent!
6. Two girls definitely take longer to make a potty stop than three boys do!
7. Rest areas and McDonalds make great places for potty breaks, they tend to be more on the cleaner side than a gas station.
8. Snacks in the car are life savers for kids who are bored, but skittles that get spilled and then water dumped on them are extremely messy to clean up!
9. Advil is a necessity when being cooped up in a car with 3 kids who don't want the others touching them!
10. I love my family very much and enjoy vacationing with them, but was glad to be back home too!
5 comments:
sounds like great lessons to me! :)
Funny! Thanks for the tips!
God bless you for undertaking that adventure! I would only do that if I didn't have to ride in the same car as my kids....
life lessons for us all!
sounds like a good trip. =)
Perhaps long road trips like this as a child contributed to my decision to let my sister have all the kids...
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