Traveling With Liitle Kids......Ughhh

We began our mini vacation on Monday by driving to Columbus to spend the afternoon at Easton. Everything started off just fine with Mya and Sara taking a nap in the car and great conversation between me and Dan. Once we got to Easton we had an early dinner and that is when the chaos began. Mya acted up during the meal and Sara cried. Dan and I ate our meal quickly and grieved the fact that dinners together just aren't the same anymore with little kids. We decided that we definately need to have a date (without children) sometime soon. Mya continued to act up as we tried to shop and the hot weather didn't help with anyone's mood. So we decided to return to the hotel after shopping at only one store. Once we were in our hotel room, it took us two hours to put Mya to sleep (she discovered that jumping on hotel beds is really really fun). After throwing a huge tantrum she finally gave up and went to sleep around 10:00. Dan had to stand up and bounce Sara to sleep, which took another hour. Finally the kids were asleep and as soon as Dan and I laid down on our bed we fell asleep. The good news is that the kids slept through the night just fine. We woke up Tuesday morning and had a great continental breakfast at the hotel. Then we went to the zoo. It was hot and sticky and Mya lasted about an hour and then started having power struggles with us. Sara cried a lot because I had trouble nursing her under the blanket because it was so warm outside. We left after eating lunch and had a peaceful ride home in the car. We were all very glad to be back in our house. Mya was excited to see her toys again and Sara was glad to spend some time in her favorite swing. Thank you God that we have a wonderful home!