Today is Brady’s 28th birthday! I had a super choppy night and felt really sick throughout it, so I’ll be the first to admit that I wasn’t the most fun partier this morning, when we woke up at 6:50am. I think I choked out a “happy birthday” a couple of hours into the day, when I remembered. Luckily, Brady had also forgotten it was his birthday. Oy. Not our best kick off.
However, on another level, it was an exceptional kick off, because we road tripped our way to Winnipeg today! The kids had been requesting to come visit Auntie Caity and Uncle Stefan all summer, but timing jut hadn’t worked out for either of us. We made a plan for this one small break in Brady’s schedule, and we’ve been anticipating it for a while. So this morning, we fed Solly, dressed the big kids, and headed for Winnipeg! We grabbed some Tims breakfast on the way out, turned on the music, and enjoyed the drive.
I can honestly say that the kids did awesome! We haven’t driven to Winnipeg since Rowan was itty bitty, so we weren’t completely sure what to expect. Plus, with Ro right at the stage of wanting badly to communicate, but not having too much language just yet, he screams SO MUCH. As fun as it sounds, being locked in a van with that for nine-ish hours isn’t exactly relaxing. But the littles surprised me by keeping the bickering to a very reasonable minimum, having positive attitudes, taking a short nap all at the same time, and not requesting too many impossible things.
The last hour of the drive, Solly cried. But thats often how the end of our trips play out, Brady reminded me. The kids hit the point of eight or so hours in a vehicle, and then they’re finished. We can’t blame them.
Once we got to Caity and Stefs, the kids dug into their toys instantly and we visited for a little while before putting the finishing touches on supper and having something yummy to eat. We had birthday ice cream cake after the littles went down 😉 The kids then went to bed (but talked forever) and we’re only going to bed ourselves now! Thus begins our weekend away 🙂 I’m so happy we made the trip, and am so anticipating the days to come <3