We made it! And with no problems!!!! We were up at 6:30 this morning and just had a casual morning of waking up and getting ready. Pretty much everything was packed last night so there were a few minor things to finish packing this morning.
Uncle Joey cooked us a BIG breakfast before we left and we were out the door and on the road by 9:30 as planned. The GPS said we would be at our destination (The Courtyard Marriott) by 1:30. Hmmm...we thought it was only 3.5 hours but looks like a little bit longer. That's ok - we'll get there. So we drive and drive and drive and the girls are amazing. They're just talking, singing and playing.
At 11:00 we made our 1st pit stop. We wanted to change the girls before they fell asleep. So we stopped at a convenience store off the highway right when we got into NY. We had a snack, some juice, changed diapers and then back in the van to get back on the road. We were only stopped for 20 minutes. The girls fell asleep shortly after that - maybe around 12:00.
We're driving and driving and driving and all of a sudden Pete says 'Huh. The GPS says we only have 9 miles left.' Well that can't be right...it's only 1:00 and we stopped on the way. But ok. That's cool! We decide to pull off to a McDonald's and pick up lunch to bring back to the hotel. But ummmm...it's Thanksgiving and they're closed! Oh no! Haha...looks like we can snack on some Fruit Loops until we come up with a better plan.
We get to the hotel and Pete checks in while I stay in the car with the girls. And I'm learning how much fun Fruit Loops can be! Not only are they yummy - but they're colorful and can serve a great deal of education when telling the girls what color to eat next! Pete comes out and says 'we're checked in and they upgraded us to a Suite because they felt so bad about the crib vs pack-n-play situation.' OMG are you kidding me?!?! That's FANTASTIC!
So in we go and sure enough - the room is HUGE. There is a separate bedroom, living room, bathroom and mini kitchen! This is great! PERFECT for what we need (minus the cribs...lol). Pete's parents and sister were right behind us checking in so they all pretty much took care of the girls while Pete and I unloaded the van and got everything unpacked. Oh - we found some milk and a microwavable mac-n-cheese at the store in the hotel.
After we were all unpacked and changed into our Thanksgiving outfits we headed out the door to drive the 20 minutes to dinner. The girls were good...until dinner time. By that point they were starting to show their lack of a decent nap and didn't exactly want to sit down at the table. Pete and I are pretty strict about the rules though - when it's time to eat, we all sit down - no excuses. So the girls were at the table and were being good for a little bit (although they weren't eating). But eventually Hannah had it and just melted down. Pete waited a few minutes before taking her to another room and then we decided it was time to go. It was 6:00 by this point and we knew we still had an hour or so before the girls got to bed.
So we said our goodbyes and off we went. Came back to the hotel where the girls gobbled down a couple waffles (why they don't eat when it's dinner time is beyond me but they were pretty hungry when we got back here). Then it was time for pj's, brushing teeth, reading books and in the........pack-n-plays! Oh yeah. We were prepping them all day as much as we could. We put their bunnies/bears in there and we kept showing them 'this is where you're sleeping tonight'.
They were crying and crying and crying for about 4 minutes before falling asleep. Wow. I'm not sure we escaped unscathed on this one though...we'll see how the rest of the night pans out but the outlook is good!
It was great to see family and get to mingle a bit. I know we had to eat and run but it won't be forever. One day the girls will go to bed later than 6 or 7! (But not too soon I hope). LOL
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!!!!!
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