We survived our first day on the road! Woo hoo! Right at this moment I’m wiping my brow with relief while praising God.
For those of you who missed yesterday’s post, we are taking a family road trip from Pennsylvania to California. We have four year old twins… Yep, enough said. We also have a twenty year old son who opted to fly and meet us there. He is only going to drive home with us. I call this independence. He calls this intelligence. He loves his little brother and sister to pieces but 5,000 miles round trip is a long way with these little pumpkins.
I took a few notes today while on the road. The kids said some funny things while in between Pennsylvania and Indiana, which is where we are right now.
We ended up getting a late start today, and since I only have five minutes… here is a little glimpse at how the day started.
3:30 PM – Sam and Grace: “Goodbye house.”
4:00 PM- Sam: “How much longer?”
4:21 PM – Grace: “I can’t do this much longer?”
4:28 PM – Sammy: “I miss home and all my games.”
4:33 PM – Sammy: “How many minutes away are we from Disneyland?”
6:30 PM – Grace: “Is there a shortcut to California?” Sam: “An airplane would have been a shortcut.”
Only 2,000 miles left to go!
I’m teaming up again with Lisa-Jo Baker for Five minute Friday. Today’s writing prompt was in between. If you want to know how you can join the fun, click here.
Love those comments, hilarious? “I can’t do this much longer” muahahahaha! Mercy! Have a blast! These are the days you will cherish! And you know it!
Yes, I will cherish them. Time passes quickly. I’m determined to not only endure, but enjoy! Have a great weekend!
Oh kids are so fun to travel with! You’re coming to California? That’s my home state!
Hi Barbie. Yes, we are coming to California. My in-laws live there. We lived there for 8 years, but then moved back to my home state of Pennsylvania:).
Love it! Kids make life so much more interesting and enjoyable! Safe travels…enjoy the journey!
Thank you, Eileen!
Hi Jennifer! If there is a shortcut to California, and you find it, you will make a lot of driving travelers very happy 🙂
A big part of road trips are the hours in the car ‘in-between’. How I remember the trips we took too! It’s fun to write down what your kids say…you’ll enjoy reading their comments for years to come!
Drive safely! I’ll be ‘joining’ you to get to know you better 🙂
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
Thank you, Ceil:).
I agree Sam – an airplane would have been a shortcut. What a fun adventure. I hope you all have a marvelous time!!
Thank you so much, Debi!
Glad to hear you are safely on your way. Road trips , even with twins, are loads of fun – maybe particularly so. Looking forward to more posts and pix. Safe travels.
Thank you, Lisha!
We have a 4 hour road trip coming up and I’m already sweating. I’ll think of you “in between” a few noteworthy comments from my own peanut gallery. Have a wonderful trip. Can’t wait to hear more.
Thank you, Heidi! I hope your road trip goes well. It is fun to make memories.
So funny – it’s true wisdom to be writing these things down. You have a 20 yr old so you know how fast it all goes by and how you never remember as much as you think you will. What a wonderful adventure God has you and then you go and take a road trip too! Awesome.
Thank you:).