AHHHHHH!!! I'm getting so excited for this and my little pile of things to pack is building. Hats...sunscreen... hopefully NO bug repellent. I don't know what I'm most excited about. We'll be visiting with John's brother and their family the whole time and I'm really excited to get to know them better and see their home. I'm travelling outside of Alberta... that's always rare and exciting. We'll be away from everything that makes us busy - that is going to feel GREAT! I'll get to see the OCEAN! So many things to look forward to! Abby has been telling everybody about this trip for months, and now I find myself doing the same thing! I'm a little bit sad to be leaving my garden behind but our house and yard will be left in good hands! My biggest fear is about the two day drive it is going to take us to get to Reno. Now, if any of you know me...and if you know Sam...the thought of being in a van for that long has me terrified.
I've been working on building up a supply of new (dollar store) toys, and candies that I can pull out for the kids along the way. We hopefully will stop during the trip and explore some of the places we are passing through. I'll pack some movies, treats, and everything else I can possibly think of. Still though - I'm not looking forward to that.
This is our first BIG trip. So all you expert parents I have a couple of questions:
1: What are your favorite songs to listen to on a road trip. (You know the kind of songs that make you feel glad to be driving in a car. I need to make some CDs that are chalk full of that "life is a highway" kind of stuff. Oh yeah and maybe share some great kid songs as well)
2: If you've ever been to Disneyland I'd love some tips on how to manage our three small kids there. You know so we don't lose them forever or anything!
Wish us luck!
7 comments:
Hi Tanis!
My family has been to Disney a few times and we have found it really helpful to get a locker. You rent them for a the day and you can open it as many times as you want.
We would fill it with snacks to cut down on the cost of eating in the park!
I hope you have a fantastic time! We love it there! Drive safe!
Dawn
Thanks Dawn. That is something I would not have thought of.
I am sooo excited for you. That will be a blast. I have been to D-land 4 times I think and I love it there. John and Lona just took there three kids a few weeks ago and the kids loved it. I hope the drive goes well. I always make sure I bring kids gravol with me...and always need it. I can't wait to see pictures. Have a blast.
You guys are going to have so much fun! check out this blog http://seren-zipitydoda.blogspot.com/2008/01/shhhhhhhhhwere-getting-ready-for-disney.html
for some cute disney ideas... as soon as I read your questions it totally reminded me of that blog.
as for road trip songs... I have no idea! Good luck :)
Awesome! That will be a great trip! The last trip we went on I did the Dollarstore idea...I didn't take any of the kids "familiar" toys I only took the new stuff, and then I threw it away there, because it was so cheap and then I had room to pack the stuff we bought. Also, a friend of mine just went to Disney and she bought those backpack (harness thingys) for her crazy running children and tied them to the stroller, that way then they could walk without holding hands the whole time but make sure they were right there...basically a dog leash would work :) ha ha...anyway, have a great time!
got the leash! :)
Neil Diamond is the BEST driving music, in my opinion!
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