Packing for a trip is just about my least favorite job. This time, as I was packing for my parents’ home in Arkansas, I tried to keep in mind that I should be thrilled to be packing. It meant I was leaving for a trip to see my Mom, who I’ve pined over for months!
So, to lift my anxiety about doing a 14 hour road trip with our four littles, I tried to do a few things….
1. Pray. That God would give us safety and help us to have a fun trip.
2. Let the kids pick three or four special small toys for the trip.
3. Dug out the MATCHING sticker books.
4. Picked out a few movies we could handle listening to.
5. Packed a SEPARATE overnight bag.
6. Kept Lexie’s bottles, food, extra paci and diapers in a small gift bag directly behind my seat.
7. Grabbed all the Bible story CD’s and Psalty praise tapes I could find
8. Packed juice boxes and some favorite healthy snacks
9. Grabbed the newspaper for Mike
10. Packed light enough that we were forced to do laundry while we were there.
The most important step turned out to be prayer.
Because right after we drove past this phenomenal piece of architecture….it started raining cats and dogs.
BUT not before we heard Brendan say, “Gabi, we should NEVER NEVER touch the arch. It is very sharp.”
Oh Brendan, that one warmed my soul! You are such a sweetie.
Lee, I love your blog.
While we haven’t had a 14 hour trip, we have had 6 3-4 hour trips within the last month!
Our best investment? …. ear phones for each child to listen to their movies. The car is quiet and my husband and I can talk the whole way or listen to OUR music!
We found some at, believe it or not, the dollar store and they work just fine.
Happy travels!
how precious is that? hope you have a great time 🙂