Some new plans

Mike left early this morning for his trip to Newport until late Saturday afternoon. The zoo knew it. What a morning we had. I made it to MOPS with my hashbrown casserole. They were a bit unorganized with checking in, so it threw Riordan off who decided to throw down on the concrete. Took Caden to his classroom, which we normally do last, and then took Riordan and Teagan to theirs. They both start throwing down. I just looked at them helplessly, ready to go home, when a friend came in and said nothing but gave me the biggest hug. Man did I need that. Thankfully two of our most favorite teachers heard us, I think all of Chandler heard us, and immediately took control (the other teachers unfortunetly did not know how to handle the situation). I hadn't even left the room yet and they both had stopped crying. Whew!! No matter how many or few children you have, it kills the heart to hear you babies so upset to be "left".
Mike and I have been discussing for a week about vacation this year. We were going to do Disney in December, but said we'd wait till this summer (it's pretty much upon us LOL) to make a decision. I just can't see myself enjoying it like we did last year with a newborn. Plus we need to get a bigger car, but it's not in the cards this year. So it would be impossible to travel with our car and luggage, strollers, and such for 6 people. A lot of people keep telling us to get a minivan, but honestly I don't see how the luggage room is really any different than what I have. So an expedition is what we need to do our endless, I pray, beach and Disney vacations for the rest of our lives (CAR TRIPS ONLY :-) with room for all our luggage and tools for 6 people. If we were a family of four I can see it working, with a little logistics. We take the kitchen sink, much needed. And it's not that I don't like Minivans, I'm a big of the Nissan Quest, again just isn't condusive to the amount of people we have in this zoo.
So we have decided to move the Disney trip to either Spring Break next year or end of the school year! It would be really nice to have use of the resort pools, plus we have to upgrade to suite with our family being 6, so again not in the cards this year, need to postpone it. But in lieu of that we will be taking our first beach trip since living in Arizona, and it's been two years since we had a beach vacation! Teagan has never been and Riordan wasn't even crawling when we went last to Gulf Shores, and he was dealing still with tortecollis at the time, so it should be really fun for both of their real first times in the sand and surf. We decided on Carlsbad, CA about 30 mins north of Sea World and then do Sea World as well. It's a lot cheaper than Disney that's for sure. We will only do 3 nights, but it should suffice our urge to relax.
And I also booked a flight for Caden and I to Atlanta to see my family before the baby comes. If you keep up on my blog, you know how much I miss my dad, he can't travel at all. I of course miss all my family, but I'm getting to see them a lot. I hate that I can't take all the kids, but if I tried I can guarentee they wouldn't let us on ;-). Caden and I are going 4th of July til the 7th. Three nights is about the max I think we can handle apart from the rest of the family. I hope the weather is good so we can get in a lot of pool time and that I can come back with a swimmer! Mom says we can see fireworks up at Lake Acworth. Man it's been so long since I've seen them there. It should be a fun time. Caden is better with the noise, plus he will be with all his cousins ( i hope!) Next year I hope to somehow get us all back with the new baby to see my dad with our tickets still at Southwest. We may have to hire a nanny though to fly with us! LOL
Riordan and I are fighting colds. I woke up with a killer sore throat today and I think he did yesterday. He was hysterical. He still can't really voice what his hurts are, just can point. He doesn't understand ear aches (never had one though) and sore throats. The runny nose is my only clue, since I have both symptoms as well.
Is the day over yet? No, but nap time is upon us. I can't nap or I won't sleep tonite. So I will force myself to catch up on emails and watch my beloved GH... it's a good run right now.