Sedoin' It and More

You may be wondering what that means. When we planned this beach trip, we figured we would have to take two cars because of all of the stuff that comes along with two babies, four adults, and a 12 hour car ride. The more we got to thinking though, we figured we could rent a third-row SUV or even a minivan for the drive. It would be way more enjoyable to ride together, plus it would make each outing much easier. Much to my dismay, we settled on the minivan after some research and talk with minivan friends, and we were treated to the Kia Sedona for a week. If only you could have seen this packed out van with two luggage bags on top. The boys up front, kids in the middle, and girls in the way back. I think Wes wanted to rent the minivan to get me on board for actually purchasing one when our family grows. I just don't think it worked. Maybe it was due to the 21 hours I spent in the way back, or maybe it was because of the amount of work it took to get in and out of that thing. Carrie and I had to climb in from the front. There was no way to get around those car seats through the sliding doors. Anyways, I'm sticking to my original thinking that we will be getting one of my favorite third-row SUV's one of these days. And I'm saying this just because I know I could eat my words and "bite the minivan dust" as several of my best friends have done in the past year or two. We shall see. I really like the look of the Volvo XC90 more than the Honda Odyssey though.

Okay, so everywhere we went, we used the phrase "sedoin' it" in whatever we were saying. It was just so humorous to see us all packed out in that thing that we just lived it up and laughed at ourselves the entire week.

We kept talking about taking a shot of all of us lined up along the side of the van, but it never happened. We finally took a picture of each little family when we made it to Bradford and Carrie's house yesterday afternoon.

Here are the Walker's "sedoin' it."

I learned that my husband loves a good puzzle this week. He started one of the 1000 piece puzzles on Thursday afternoon, and he was hooked. Carrie loves herself a good puzzle, too. Those two worked relentlessly until it was complete at 10 pm Friday night. Of course there were a few breaks for beach time, baby play time, Masters watching, and packing, but it definitely took over the final day at the beach.

Here's a little photo shoot of the final hours.

My pediatrician told me that most eye damage occurs in the first 5 years of life and that most people don't think about putting sunglasses on their babies. We squint when we are in the sun, and they do, too. So...I was on the hunt for some Baby Banz for Reese, and thankfully we found them early on in the week. They actually stay on Reese's head, and she got used to them after a while. It was clear that she figured out she could see with them on, so she quit messing with them. Here are the Walkers with our sunglasses on. No eye damage here.

This trip was fabulous and far exceeded my expectations. I will always be so thankful to Wes' Aunt Margie and Uncle Alan for giving us such an incredible gift. The condo was perfect and such a relaxing retreat. The way the kids acted in the car was basically unheard of as far as I know. The two babies didn't really cry or fuss the entire way there or on the way home. Reese and Walker were so content and seemed to actually enjoy themselves. Carrie and I were in shock and so thankful.

Happy Sunday! We are home now. The other three (Wes, Reese, and Emmett) are napping while the final round of The Masters is on in the background. Most of the unpacking has taken place, and now I'm ready to start the week. I'm hoping to clean a lot, work out a lot, and eat a lot less chocolate. :)