Hanging Out In The 'Can!

No, this isn't a Kaitlyn potty story! A few weekends ago Jen and I packed  up the family truckster (Jen's Venza) and headed on a road trip to Spokane with the girls. My Mom was already over there so we met up with her, too. Our summer girls' weekend trip to Spokane has become an annual tradition but we've always flown in the past. This year we braved the car. With a sweet in-car DVD set-up and lots of food and activities, it wasn't awful. I think we only heard, 'Are we there yet' 20 times or so. Each time, I heard my Dad laughing in my ear (yep, payback baby!). BTW, my sister and I reminisced about our drives as kids. No DVDs and no A/C...my parents were BRAVE. LOL!

We had a total blast! We got to see Aunts and an Uncle and a cousin, all of which we hadn't seen in quite a while, and meet our new baby 3rd-cousin. We spent tons of time at Riverfront Park, eating snow cones (yummy!), riding the carousel, and enjoying the pavilion rides. The weather was fantastic so lots of water time came in the form of pools and water parks. Really great memories!

Some of my favorite moments:

• On the ride over, out of the blue, Emily asks, 'Mama, how are babies made?' I thought my sister was going to drive off the road. I totally had to keep from laughing hysterically.
• Kaitlyn eating some cereal in bed. Two seconds after asking her to be careful not to spill I hear, 'Ah, nuts! My panties are all wet!' Yep, sure enough...milk all over (thankfully her side of the bed - lol!). Nothing like hearing your three-year old shouting out the word 'nuts' in that context.
• Watching Emily and Kaitlyn playing together just like siblings. Many sweet moments but several not-so-sweet either. Both are great memories!
• Pulling the girls around Riverfront Park in the wagon, especially as they smiled contentedly at their enormous snow cones.

Thanks, Moser girls and Grammy Jill for a great weekend. Looking forward to next year!