Before that, I must do This!

I have lists. Lots of lists. Things I want to do, things I am going to do, things I will never do. Lists, lists everywhere.

For our trip I made some mental lists. Things that I wanted to do with my family, things I want to do with my husband, things I want to do by myself (of course with the wee one attached at all times!).

Our family list is getting checked off daily.

• Drive to Meemaw and Grandpa's for an overnighter -- Check
• Go to Grandma and Grandpa's -- Check
• See Fireflies and eat S'mores -- Check
• Stay up late reading books with Grandma -- Check
• Yesterday we went to Worlds of Fun with the Grandparents and had a blast. Jeremy and I did the Rip Cord. Yes my friends, 180 feet in the air and I pulled the rip cord. It was AMAZING. Oh my gosh. I want to do it again and again and again.

• Today we went to Deanna Rose Farmstead. The kids got to feed goats, play on the playground, pet the cows, go in an old one room schoolhouse, ride a pony and fish. Other than a slight scare with a goat (my sweet niece is terrified of the goats!), we had a fantastic time. If you are in the Kansas City area, you must go here, it is FREE and fun!
• Go to Lawrence and see old friends -- Wednesday
• Go to on a date with my husband while we have a free babysitter -- hopefully tomorrow.
• Go to BlogHer thanks to the nice folks at Signing Time -- Thursday!!!
• Party, party, party -- all weekend!
• Learn lots on how to make my blog better for you, my dear readers -- all weekend!
• Sunday; come back to KC and play more with the family
• Go to my folks house (Meemaw and Grandpa) for a few days -- coming soon!

As you can see, there is much I have done and much I will keep doing. My lists never end. So I am trying really hard just to take it one day at a time and enjoy each day. If I don't, summer will be done and Seth in Kindergarten before I know it.

So, since time won't slow down, I think I will just have to.

Totally Worth It.

Watching my children make s'mores in their Grandparent's backyard and see fireflies for the first time made the 20 hours it took to get here totally worth it.

Have a great weekend, I know I will.

16 1/2 hours later...

We arrived at my folks house. What a terribly long day. My kids were champs though. They really did amazing.

When we got here there were a few fits thrown, by Seth and myself and even my mild-mannered husband.

We eventually all crashed, well all but Libby. She had a late nap in the car, so she felt it would be much more fun to crawl around the bed on Mom and Dad. Yeah, that was fun.

Now it's time for breakfast, putting our bags in the car and driving 3 hours to Jer's folks. After 16 1/2 hours, 3 will seem like nothing!!!!