VacaTioN SoRenSeN StyLe!!

Our vacations are rarely our own-we LOVE sharing them with family. We choose it and like it that way. The boys rarely get to see their only cousins, so it is always a treat when we can get together in whatever form. We Love that they Love each other, and rejoice in their friendships.

Here is our 2 pacifier babies Ryland (2 turning 3 in March) and cousin Boston (turning 3 in August) They looked so dang cute peeking out with their pacy's.

When people ask how vacation was we all Tell them YES!! A GREAT TIME! But when we get down to the details-they wonder how, but somehow we DID!

The trip was in jeopardy when Thursday 1/24 morning rolled around and Colton was dry heaving and far from normal. Sterling was STILL running a high fever after being on antibiotics for 24 hours, and kind temperaments were lacking (Ryland and Dacie pulled through for the team NOT getting sick at all while on the trip). I refused to be left alone for five days with sick kids and NO car, so I cried a bit, made phone calls and charged ahead acting as if we were going. I got a babysitter and got the car tires repaired, rotated, and oil changed. Then I went and picked up prescriptions and shopped for the trip.I had everyone and the car packed, kids bathed, and pj's on by the time Dan got home from work on Thursday afternoon. We took off with the back seat covered with plastic splat mats. The trip was fair. DACIE IS NOT A GOOD PASSENGER. She screamed about four of the seven hours in the car-NO LIE! (on the way there-the way back was MUCH better). That is even with toys, food and DVD player--Thank heavens I had my new i pod shuffle to plop into my ears! We are grateful for other options with kids meals so that they were not having to eat greasy fries and hamburgers on the LONG car ride. Milk and applesauce sounds more appetizing don't you think? Here is my little princes with their princess in the back seat (notice Dacie's chair is stripped from all padding, she leaked through all her clothes and two chair pads--think she drank allot?)
We arrived late that (1/24) evening and gave my brothers house one more night away from the sickos-little did they know they had their own pot a brewing(what are the chances of that)! After six hours of being with us their two sons began throwing up, at least, once an hour and they had a VERY LONG night at home while we had a little bit less LONG of a night waking up every two hours in the motel. This was after my sister-in-law had been contracting all day.I pulled out my back on Sunday and lived on Ibuprofen. Don;t feel too bad for us! Check out my later posts. Somehow we managed to have FUN! Here is a picture of where my brother works. I got to pick him up and see all the PICKETING script writers in their rain gear for all you lonely the office fans!!!
Sickness and rain follow us where ere we go! It rained, and rained and rained, so the zoo and beach were out~ BUT we did get to go to the playground in between rain clouds and chase Uncle Chad (the kids don;t know the difference between the zoo or him-ha ha)!

This was the QUIETest it EVER was in their apartment the whole time we were there. We got all the boys to play the 'quiet game'. Can you tell who lost?...RYLAND

When you are indoors for that long with a BUNCH of BOYS and CRAZAY Uncle Chad there is bound to be some wrestling
....and more wrestling
..and more wrestling (now Dacie is scoping it out)
The boys trying to fix Uncle Chad after they destroyed him by piling their dirty laundry on him! That makes sense-it works every time!
Dacie got to FiNaLlY join. Yea right we have a chance in a billion she will be a calm, passive GiRl. The adults got some games, meals and conversing in as well. We are grateful we got away for a bit and don;t regret and ounce of it!