Glen Rose / Spring Roadcation - Day 5

The boys all woke up early even though their mommies wanted desperately to sleep in : ) We got breakfast, got everyone dressed, took a few photos and packed up so we could make the trip home. We had planned to go back to the nearby park - but it was a bit chilly outside - so we decided to just go home.

Here's what the boys did while Angie and I packed and got everything ready to go ....

(1) They all piled by the front door - which was the only real space for them to do anything. Andy read the paper : ); Will, Jared & Ben played on the computer; and Brayden played his DS. (2) Ok boys say CHEESE!

I bought Planet 51 for the ride home and it was enjoyable. It's amazing what a movie in the car can do! Love Angie's Odyssey (Thank you for driving Angie!). Definitely a great car for road trips : ) Angie dropped us off at the Container Store where David picked us up. It was nice to see my sweet, handsome husband. I missed him!

So - even though it was a bit stressful, it was fun! I would of rather been there than at home trying to figure out how to entertain the boys.

Angie and I talked about what would we do differently for next time:

• stay in separate rooms. it was too many people in one room. of course - they would have to be adjoining rooms so Angie and I could hang out and have a few adult beverages once the boys were in bed. we enjoyed the quite time once they were asleep where we could catch up and unwind.
• hotel w/kitchen and full size refrigerator so we can eat/cook in. too much trouble taking 5 boys out to eat.
• travel to a place where there is more to do.
• ben's request: spend more time w/him. I have to admit, I didn't spend a lot of time with my kids. I was too busy being in protective mode. Making sure we always had 5 kids and constantly counting. It was so hard w/them all going different directions to have any quality time with my boys.

All-in-all, our spring break was AWESOME! We had a great time with friends and got to have a mini-getaway.

Now ...... just ready for Monday to come and the start of school. YEA SCHOOL!