Thanksgiving has come and gone and I am definitely glad it is over. The trip started out with Cole crying 10 of the 11 hours in the car and the DVD player breaking during the first movie. I am so very grateful for places like McDonalds who have indoor play centers which we stopped at for the boys to stretch their legs and burn off energy while on the road. This McDonalds not only had a large play center but a video game station, a wall of puzzles and indoor toddler play equipment which Cole gratefully used.
The car ride was brutal horrible torture but once we arrived at Lele and Papa’s house things finally settled down a bit. Case enjoyed seeing family and having an audience to perform in front of at all times. Cole was a bit more skeptical of the crowd and kept a very close grip on mom the entire trip. Cole’s need for "me" was exhausting but blessings were not overlooked and those included both boys sleeping for the majority of the night and taking short naps during the day. As far as keeping schedules and avoiding major meltdowns, this was actually this was the best trip with the boys to date, aside from the drive up.
A 6 day trip is never long enough, especially when 2 of those days include traveling so I lament that we didn’t get to spend more time with family on both sides and friends. One thing we did get to do, which I have wanted to do for the past 3 years, is go see Christmas lights. Sadly Colorado doesn’t have beautiful elaborate parks decorated with lights so I was glad Case saw some light magic. We toured 2 parks one night. I was amazed, but then again it would be hard not to be in awe with these spectacular displays.
Case did enjoy the sights but he was slightly distracted with the idea of……ice cream afterwards! Can't say I blame him because Braums is delicious! And I would be lying if I didn't say I went twice for some gingerbread ice cream during our short trip.
I look forward to a visit in the future when Case will be old enough to sleep in his own bed or on the floor instead of sideways in the Queen bed with Cody and I. I look forward to the day when both boys will be entertained by movies or video games so I won’t have to move from the front seat to the back seat 1,000 times to entertain children during the drive. I look forward to the time when we can spend enough time in Oklahoma that we get to see and enjoy both friends and family. Awww, who am I kidding. I actually I just look forward to the next time we can come home and be with loved ones again! Thanksgiving was happy because we were with family.
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