Crazy Love Gamble-Style

I have so much anxiety about the car & long trips (you may have noticed).  I think its the fact that inevitably the baby will start freaking out within the first 20 minutes, already seeming to be in a full fledged panic that we are possibly trapping them in the car for The Rest of Their Lives. Norah was doing really great in the first 20 minutes, however then John said those words, the ones that should NEVER be said. He looked lovingly at her in the rear view mirror, smiled & said "She is so happy!" So of course I gave him the death glare, because really?  Haven't we learned not to curse the babies yet? Apparently not since I just told a room full of people that my children "sleep great" on Wednesday.  It almost goes without saying that Norah woke up at 5am the next morning, ugh. But back to the car, now Ava used to kill us on long trips.  There is nothing worse then having your baby totally freaking out & inconsolable in the backseat of y...

 These pictures have nothing to do with anything, as per usual I just wanted to share them.   We are about to undergo another super long car trip, yay!  Not really very excited about THAT part but we are very excited about where we are going.   We are off to celebrate John's Mom's 80th birthday. (even though it was actually in December, this was just the first chance to get everyone together.)  We get to spend a few days with Bob & Barbie which is always super fun, plus we also get to see both John's sisters & their families too!   I love them all so much and it is so nice to get a  chance to see them & even more cool that it's all of them at the same time!!   Thankfully, it totally makes the long drive  with a baby in the car worth it! : )