All Tuckered Out

What a fun couple weeks we have had! I have been too busy and having way too much fun to take time to blog, but now that we are home and settling in for school to start up again tomorrow, I thought I'd post a picture that just about sums up how we all feel after all the traveling, waiting around in airports, visiting family, swimming, playing at the beach, and just fully enjoying our vacation to the max!

Poor Mitchell just couldn't stay awake another second and would have fallen face first into his food had I not moved it aside.

I know exactly how he feels. It is always nice to get away and we had a blast, but we are all falling asleep mid... everything! Bring on school; vacation is too exhausting!

The Longest Day

If I am ever in charge of buying plane tickets and I have choices, I will make sure to leave late morning, rather than in the evening.  All this waiting around is really killing the boys!

Mitchell and Ben got up before the sun this morning, asking if it was time to leave on vacation yet.  I stalled them for a little while (until the sun came up, at least) with cartoons in bed with me, but after one episode of Curious George, they were again asking if it was time to leave yet!

I don't know how many times today I have reminded them that we do not leave until after lunch, but my helpful reminders did not keep them from packing their backpacks with all their good stuff and then wearing them on their backs around the house all day long.  

I finally convinced them to lay down and try to nap as a way to magically make the time to leave come sooner and it worked!  Now I have a few last minutes of peace and quiet before this "longest day" gets even longer for me!

I hope their excitement carries through this entire trip - from long ride to the airport, through the long lines at the airport, waiting around to get on the plane, then the long sit on the plane.  My guess is as long as Matt and I have fun, they will have a lot of fun as well.  

I am not sure how much blogging I will get done over the next couple weeks, so Merry Christmas, everyone!  (Does this count as a the Christmas card I never got around to making/sending out?  Hope so...)