getting things ready!

We are so excited around here! Less than 2 weeks until we leave on our trip. Makes me wonder....are our family members whose houses we'll be visiting as excited as we are? it's not quite the adventure for them as it is for us...for our kids. For them it's not the fun of a plane ride, car rides around Washington, visiting family and friends and enjoying their Christmas traditions, meals and decorations. Nope, for them it's more like lock up the breakables, try to hide things from the kids, make an attempt to Braden proof the house (notice I say attempt - nothing is safe from him), hide the fruit from Braden and the candy from them both, prepare for early mornings because my kids think sleeping in is silly, locate the ear plugs so when my kids yell, scream, and fight it's not so unbearable, plan out the meal schedule because my kids like to eat 3 times a day if not more. Nope, I'm thinking that our parents may not see this the same way my kids and I do. :) (Darren doesn't even see it quite the same way yet!).

Either way - we're excited. It's been 3 years since we've had the holidays in Seattle and I'm sure it will be at least 3 more before we do it again - because as fun as it is - it's expensive and a lot of work!

happy holidays!