Posted by Jessica | Posted in Family & Friends, The Home Front | Posted on 12-08-2008
Tags: cabin, ely, family, kids, motherhood, road trip, tips, Up North, van, whining
Tips from a weekend road trip Up North with a one and three year old :
- Bring ear plugs in the car. Molly, seriously, why all the crying?
- Expect that a 5 hour road trip will take 7 hours with stops.
- Sing She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountain. It can go a long way when people get bored.
- Do not put any sippy cups of milk in the van over night in the summer. Stinky! Opps. That’s my fault.
- Family trips are not vacations they are trips. Adjust attitude as such and voila! Mama’s happy.
- Over pack even when everybody else is rolling their eyes at the maxed out mini-van.
- Bring a portable DVD player even though your gut is saying but it’s time to unplug. Sick, I know.
- Let the kids stay up late for that extra S’more.
- Pay attention to the little things like the sounds of loons, smell of campfire smoke and the taste of fresh picked raspberries.
- Teach the kids to slow down and enjoy the moment. No more “What now?” Just be.
