So just as Blacksburg was getting hit with more snow and multiple days of temperatures in the single digits, we busted out of town late February for a warmer climate! We drove to the inlaws on a Friday night, staying in Georgia for the weekend. The folks then rented a minivan that we could all fit in and took off Monday morning for the ~8 hour drive south. The kids did pretty well in the van. Reese is still not a lover of the road trips, but comparatively, 7/8ths of the time was spent not screaming, so I call that a win!
Enjoying the Dodge Grand Caravan! |
We also took advantage of the hotel pool while we were there and it was Reese's first time swimming. Her big brother Heath who is in lessons right now showed her all the ways to kick and jump and blow bubbles.
One day we all drove 90 minutes south to visit Jonathan's great aunt, Mil who will turn 102 next month. She was wonderful to be with and Heath enjoyed reconnecting; she reviewed with him how to spell his full name and it finally 'clicked' for him on this trip. The family all enjoyed having the kids around.
Heath, 4.5, Aunt Mil 101, Reese 1 |
I think we tallied about 30+ hours in the car for the week experience, but the vacation was well enjoyed! We now have the minivan drive experience that helped us to consider a future model for our family (you know, when we have two incomes again). We returned to snow on the ground, but some good vitamin D in our body that will hopefully get us through the last of this Virginia winter.
If you want to know how my minimalism plays into packing, feel free to journey back to 2012 for this post and read my tips!
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