New Year's Day

December 31, 2011

We made it! After 9 ½ hours, we are all settled in our little room that is our home for the next week. It has been a while since we last traveled a long period of time with 2 kids. It’s interesting. Here is what I learned from our trip down…

1.     When traveling, make sure to have some kind of DVD system available.

2.     Always travel with a toddler potty…if you forget it, it makes for lots of stops and many tears (shed by both toddler and mommy).

3.     Make sure to have PLENTY of snacks.

4.     Make sure to have plenty of liquids.

5.     BRING HEADPHONES for the stinkin’ DVD player.

6.     Don’t travel on Gatlinburg’s busiest day of the yearJ

All in all it was a smooth trip with not too many stops. The kids did well for being as young as they are and let’s face it, we are here.

It is now 8:13 and all four of us are lying in bed. I am thinking this New Year’s Eve is ending early for us.

January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!! I still can’t believe it is 2012. What a year it has been. Lots of ups, lots of downs, lots of prayers. Lots of laughs, lots of tears, lots of joys, lots of sorrows. It was a year of learning.

Today we started our new year waking up in Tennessee. The kids did great sleeping all through the night and even slept until 9:00. It was wonderful. We took our time getting ready while the kids played with the basketball hoop….this toy has been the best thing we could have broughtJ

Our day consisted of heading to the grocery store, making lunch in our little room, heading to the indoor water park, taking a nice long nap, heading back to the indoor pool, making dinner, and relaxing in our room. Nothing too exciting but still a wonderful day with my little family.