Oh My, Vacation!

So it has been awhile, hasn't it? The craziness of preparing for vacation kept me a little busier than usual. I couldn't even make myself make a list of what all to pack, because even the thought of sitting down to list all necessary items seemed like to great of a task. So in the end I just went with the idea that all clothing must fit in ONE medium suitcase. It worked, Emrie and Henry have small clothes so that was a great help! We filled our sedan trunk to the max with a bag for diapers, a bag for beach towels, a bag for shoes and flip flops, a bag of medicine, sippy cups, bottles, and formula and a bag of toys. Pack n Play, umbrella stroller, and bike for Emrie were also packed in nice in tight.We finally hit the road Thursday around 10 am. The kids traveled very well. I was a little nervous about Emrie and her needing to use the potty so often but she did great, only a few meltdowns over needing to peeeeeeeee! Henry did rather well, at one point we were in stopped traffic on the highway when he became hungry so I mixed a bottle up for him and he was content to feed it to himself.

Friday we got back on the road around 9 when Beth called to say that Jeremiah tested positive for whooping cough, UGH:-( So I had to find a pharmacy that was close to the hotel we would be staying at that evening so the kids pediatrician could call us in antibiotics for the whole family. Whooping cough is very contagious and can be quite dangerous for little ones so everyone in the house had to be treated. Beth, Jim, Mom, and Dad all had to take azithromycin, preventing and treating is all the same. So okay now we were one big happy Zpac family!

Saturday we made it to our most favorite vacation spot. Our beach house feels like home to us we have been there 5 years now and just love it! Emrie was so happy to be on "'cation" with her Mama, Papa, and Aunt Beth, Uncle Jim, and Jeremiah. The weather was hot, most days highs in the upper 90's.

Monday Emrie came down with a virus with a high temperature that left her feeling pretty lousy. She snuggled with Mama and Mommy most of the day. She even "spit" on mommy twice, oh and did I mention it went right down my top? So by later in the afternoon she was feeling well enough to boss Papa around and of course he gladly marched to her beat. She requested crackers to eat and when he came over with plain saltines she wanted peanut butter on them, so of course she got crackers with peanut butter. Daddy and Papa gave her crushed ice and Popsicle tasty treats.

Tuesday she was feeling much better and able to be out swimming and playing again! We spent the majority of our time swimming, playing in the sand and taking walks.

Friday morning Henry woke with a fever and felt bad all day long. So out came the Tylenol and Motrin once again! In the evening he was very fussy and by bedtime he was not easily soothed so I bounced and rocked and paced and nursed nearly all night long, all the while dreading that we would be leaving first thing in the morning. By morning Henry seemed to be feeling a little better, we said good bye to our beach house and then hit the road.

We were happy to make it home Sunday afternoon!

Praise God for the time spent relaxing and enjoying our wonderful family!