Dillon, Montana

It's not officially our spring break but since the kids are getting out early every day for parent teacher conferences we decided to leave last night for our vacation. Yesterday was the Pinewood Derby. We got wasted by a car that had hollowed out wheels and grooved axles. Jonah did get 2nd place though so he was excited about that. There was lots of tension in the room and I wrestled with Jack who wanted to race those cars himself. I sat next to Lucy's Sammy who kept track of Jonah's race results with amazing accuracy.

After the race we hit the road. We made a quick pit stop at subway since I didn't have time to feed the kids dinner as I used every minute of my day to pack the car and try and clean the house. I was such a bad mom yesterday trying to get everything ready. It seemed like every time I got something accomplished something else was being undone. Once Eli and Jonah got home from school they kicked it in and were very helpful.

Luckily the kids were pretty tired and quickly fell asleep. I looked in the back to check on who was sleeping and Lily had unbuckled her carseat and was sleeping upside down. Her feet were all I could see. She slept that way the entire trip. I got a picture of it which I will add later when I can download it. They all slept until Dillon which made the trip very pleasant. Jason and I listend to the funniest girlfriend show on XM. Jason said he felt like he was a fly on the wall at my book group. The best was their analysis of the contestants on American Idol. They went through every contestant and analyzed the previous night's performance. It made the trip fly by quickly.

Now we're gearing up for another half day on the road.We're excited to see my sisters and the little cousins.