On Wednesday, we met Jeanine & her boys at the movie theater & saw "Kung Fu Panda." What I saw of it was good... my darling daughter only lasted about 30 minutes into it and I had to take her to the Dollar Store. Now that place is a gold mine for travel stuff. I had read in Parenting Magazine that when going on a long trip, you should go to the Dollar Store & buy cheap gifts to wrap & give them to your kids when they get antsy. I did this on the drive up and you'd be surprised at the relief a 97 cent match box car can buy you when you are driving through West Virginia.
I bought some stickers this time around & let me tell you - I will totally stock up on stickers for the next time we travel... I might consider it for the 20 minute ride to my in-laws!!! Kyra was quiet & entertained for 30 minutes straight!!!!! Henry also enjoyed it but wanted to talk about each sticker, which is sweet and all, but not what I was going for.
Anyway, after the movie, we went to my friend Melissa's house. Her daughter Katelyn is 8, Emma is 3 and son Eric is 2. We hung out for a while and then headed back to my Dad's... both kids fell asleep on the way back - around 4:30. Can I just tell you that Kyra did not wake up until 6:30 the next morning???
On Thursday, we decided to go back to the Children's Museum so that Hon could join us. He wasn't able to go on Monday & I think was a bit sad he missed out on the fun. We normally hit the museum at least 2-3 times while we are in Roch, so it was no big deal to go back. This time, Henry dragged Hon around to all the exhibits - the rest of us just sat back & watched!!! After 3 hours, we had to drag Henry out of there - he did not want to leave!! We had a late lunch & then headed back to my dad's - around 3:30 at this point.
Now, when we got to my dad's, Henry was still asleep so I put him in bed. Kyra was wide awake & wanted to go to Target so I took her. Around 5:00 Brad called me and said, "Where are your dad's cleaning supplies & how do you use his washing machine?" Henry had gotten sick all over the bed & floor! The poor guy was sick all night - he couldn't keep anything down & his face was as white as a ghost. I was supposed to meet my friend Gina & her family for burgers & ice cream, but I felt bad leaving Henry so I had to cancel.
You think perhaps we are packing too much stuff in to one week for my kids to handle???
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