Back Home Again in Indiana!

I have been absent for a couple days now. My cousin in Missouri has a computer with Internet and everything, but we just didn't get around to it. We were busy!

We got a wild idea to try and drive home overnight last night. We were just hoping that the kids would sleep well in the car while it was dark and that would pass the time so much faster for EVERYONE! Well, I am happy to report that it worked!!! It was so much more refreshing to not have to feel so bad for them and how miserable they were. They definitely weren't sleeping the most comfortably, but they got their rest nonetheless.

We loaded up the car and the kids and took off from Missouri at 8:00 p.m. Indiana time. We drove for about 3 hours and made it to somewhere (I can't remember the name of the town) about 40-50 miles south of St. Louis before we needed to stop for a potty break and gas and just to let the kids out. Jordan was none to happy about getting back into the car, but off we went. And we drove, and we drove, and we drove and got to our house at 4:30 a.m. Indiana time! That's really good time! We only stopped that one time, but that was because they were both back asleep and we didn't want to disturb them, nor prolong the trip any more than it already is...

Mom, if you're reading this, here's to you! Thank you for going along with the flow and making the trip as easy on everyone as we all could! I know it's so very hard on you to drive like that and not stop, but I also know you love me and the kids enough to suffer through it and push on! If it weren't for you, I don't know that we would have made it. I was the one nodding off this time and hardly able to keep my eyes open. I blame it on the late nights and not sleeping too well...

It was great to be with family this past week, but I am SO very glad to be home! Jason and I are going to enjoy our wonderful family this week and soak in every little bit that our precious children have to offer! I want to play with them with their new toys, laugh with them, just LOVE them and ENJOY them and BE with them!!! But first I have to get a little bit of sleep. :)

Here's to the holidays and long days and nights of traveling...