Being the Mommy

So there are definatley times when it is good to be the mommy and times when it is good to be the daddy. Good to be the mommy when the snuggles, kisses, smiles, and laughter are abundant. Good to be the daddy arriving home to four children running out to great you and dinner is ready and all you have to do is sit and play with the kids. Last night I was noticing how good it was to be the daddy when Parker woke up yet again in the middle of the night crying. He was even crying for Chad but I was the one who went in to check on him. As I walked in, grumpy because it was the middle of the night and I was really REALLY asleep and had to get up in a few hours and I left the warm bed with my husband snoring beside me, Parker looked up at me and said , "Wock mama...wock" MY little boy wanted some snuggle time and can you blame him? All day he shares me with his brother and sisters and we go go go.....when does he get that down mommy and park time? Bummer it has to be in the middle of the night but as I scooped up my little monkey and rocked him, I realized it really WAS good to be the mommy sometimes! I can sleep later, he won't want to rock much longer..........

We are BACK!

We are back from Sandbridge. We had a wonderful time and I was really not ready to come back and join in the rat race. Chad left for work 2.4 minutes after unloading the car and will be working through the next 18-20 days until we leave for Bald Head. He seems to take 5 days off and have to make up for it for the next 3-4 weeks. Hopefully though, he will get all finished so he can enjoy our time at Bald Head Island....which is a family trip with HIS FAMILY so he better be there, physically and mentally. I guess those are the joys of owning your own business, you never really do get vacation time.
Any way, I have lots of pictures from the trip and I will not bore you with most of them but these are a few of my favorites.....

Quick Pic...

Here are a few pictures of our vacation so far.......
Do notice, there are none of mommy. All the moms out there unerstand why, if mommy doesn't take the pictures, they would not get taken! We're having fun.... lots of silliness and very little bickering! YEAH!!!!!

Quick Update

Quick update......
we made it to the beach yesterday safe and sound and TRAILER FREE!!!! I would have to say, Chad did not give me enough props for how efficiently I packed us. It is pretty impressive that I got our family of six to the beach in four reasonable duffle bags, three back packs then beach chair and boogie board, and five bikes on a bike rack! Good Job Ginny!!! WIll try to post some photos over the week but I am not promising anything. I am going to try and take a break and a well deserved vacation....
if that is possible with 4 children!

The Trailer

Okay, so you guys know we are headed off to the beach on Saturday for vacation but what only some of you know is, what I like to call..... THE TRAILER ISSUE '08. I guess I really should not put '08 behind it because it has been the issue for the pst few years but only this year do I have a really good excuse. You see, Chad wants to bring the trailer to the beach. Yes, drive the super large suburban AND pull a trailer. How do we NOT look like the beverly hillbillies?????? All I need now is for my mom to ride in the back in her rocking chair. NO JOKE!!!! You see, his main argument was we could not fit the 5 bikes and all of our stuff in the Tahoe, even with the pack on top. Yes, that was true but now we own a Suburban. Can you find a bigger car????? I think not! And, we got a bike rack that holds five bikes!!! We have the pack that goes on top and we should be ready to go BUT NO!!!!! He STILL wants to pull the trailer. SOunds like a no win argument, huh?
However, I saw my first glint of victory today. He is going to have to work on Saturday and drive up late that night so my parents are going to ride with me and then he is going to bring their car later on in the evening. I CAN"T DRIVE WITH THE TRAILER!!!! I have a hard enough time driving the large car but do not try to add another 10 feet in length. I would probably get stuck in the middle of 64 east back to back traffic and not able to move so if he wants to work on Saturday I think we will be leaving the trailer at home. I will keep you posted on who wins the argument because it IS only thursday and a lot can and will happen before Saturday!

Getting Ready

SO we are headed out on vacation on Saturday SO, the preparing for vacation marathon has begun. Why is it that most times getting ready for a vacation takes so much energy that it takes three days to recoup while your on your trip THEN you have to start getting ready to come home. Was there ever a time that things were easy? SHove a toothbrush and a suit in a bag and hit the road? I guess Chad and I have traded that for years of fun vacations, rather Adventures, with 4 kids. Not so much relaxing or fly by the seat of our pants but I would have to say, MUCH MORE FUN! and, the best part is we will be at that point in our lives again (in about 17 years) so we get the best of both worlds......( and yes I did phrase it this way because I think we are on episode 7 of Hannah Montana in the other room!) Anyway, the kids are happy and I am able to post on my blog! I LOVE the video babysitter!

Day with Daddy 3

Okay, so here are the clues Daddy gave us........
1. We are going to a place
2. Parker is dressed very appropriately (he was wearing orange and blue)
3. It is the house of a person whose first name is the same as Granddaddys
(do you know yet?????)
4. He was the founder and designer of UVA
5. He was a president
6. He wrote the Declaration of Independence
You guessed it! We went to Monticello and had am amazing time. Again, all four children behaved and the older ones even got something out of the trip. They were able to tell Nana and Granddaddy lots of facts they learned over dinner.
Way to Go DAD!
Pictures are to follow...........