Spontaneous Getaway

I used to be so ridiculously spontaneous.  Marriage to a much more grounded person (which I desperately needed) and now children have seriously dampened that.  So much so that I actually feel funny being spontaneous.  Friday at lunch, I decided to go visit my mom for the weekend since Bill had to work on Saturday.  My mom only lives 3 hours away, but I had never been on a car trip alone with the boys, our car needs a tune-up pronto,  I was planning on a very calm, laid-back weekend and I would have to pack and leave in a few hours.  Assured that I did, indeed, need to get back on the spontaneous train, and that I had friends that live all along the 3 hour drive, I decided to go for it.

Ended up having a wonderful family weekend.  Seeing the boys become more comfortable with other family members and playing with them (remember my mom adopted 5 kids a couple of years ago) made it so worth it.  It was also fun to think back to weekends past at my mom's while experiencing weekend present, all on the very same spot (who looks cuter on their back on the floor?):



K looks very babyish in this video ... don't worry - he has become very mobile and quick, but had never done this particular form of scooting before.  Surely it is a developmental milestone?  :)  Now walking is a whole other story:



And the car?  No problems on the way up, but halfway back, in 94 degree weather, the AC quit.  We pulled into a rest area (complete with mommy peeing sideways on the toilet with a double jogging stroller in a small bathroom stall because big boy slept through it ALL), I stripped the boys and we rode the rest of the way home with the windows down, my favorite playlist blasting, big brother sleeping, little brother's hearing aids turned OFF for his sake, while sweating buckets and dressed like this:

Oh, and forgive me for the lack of blogging.  Three Continent Family life has actually been amazing lately.  I am starting to love motherhood and we have been really busy!  In a month, K gets bilateral cochlear implants.  Gulp.  I am looking forward to life after July 7th, but dreading that day like the plague.  For those of you who wrote and called, thanks so much for reminding me that this is a real community, not just a bloglandia one.  I needed that extra love - I admit to feeling quite bummed that I haven't gotten a chance to meet most of you in person and hoping our blog relationships will last long enough until we do.