4 Methods for Flawless Toddler Travel (By: Kendra Thornton - guest blogger)

I'm really glad Kendra contacted me about doing a guest blog post! With many of my readers being military, traveling is must! Be it vacations or PCSing. Here are Kendra's tips! ---

It's hard enough to travel with children locally, but when you throw in the word vacation it can be a true struggle.  There are some tricks to make travel with your little one easier on them and you by default.  By planning ahead, you can all make it to your international travel destination as a happy, healthy and cultured family.

Beautiful Skies

On my drive back home from New Jersey I hit a few thunderstorms that made me want to pee myself! I HATE driving in the rain when you can't see 5ft in front of you... although I love the lighting and the beautiful skies that follow... here is a pic I wanted to share... I love it when the sun shines through like this...

Here comes Santa Claus ♫

One of my fave childhood songs from Christmas is "Here comes Santa Claus", but the Chipmunk version:



(please note, if this is through the feed on "notes" on facebook, the video may not be there, you will have to actually go to my blog)

As I write this, my husband and my boys are on there way to NJ while I'm finishing up some last minute things here at home. My daughter and I will be on the road later tonight and I'm pretty excited now to see my family and friends from "home". However, I'm nervous at the same time because I have a 12 1/2 hour drive ahead of me. I always get nervous before big drives! I think that's why I'm sitting here writing instead of packing more stuff in the car, LOL. Procrastination is a fault of mine.

Three days before Christmas and here in GA it is 69* out. Tomorrow I will be freezing while today I can go outside without my coat on...I will never get rid of this cough. I always seem to get sick around Christmas, I think it's the stress of the holiday, I hear that happens.

I guess I should stop rambling and get my ass in gear so me and the Pookster can get on the road.

Have a great Holiday! =)

From Georgia to New Jersey (Oh my!)

We'll be off for NJ in a few days... The boys are riding with the hubby and the gals get to travel in Rudolph =)



I'm so excited to get to see my family and some friends I have left behind in my home state... that will be a blessing.

I'm glad the kids get to see their grandparents too. They haven't seen them since the beginning of the year.

I'm making a CD of my fave Christmas songs to take with us and here are the lyrics to my number one fave of all time:

Mary Did You Know? (Kenny Rogers/Wynnona Judd)

Mary, did you know
that your baby boy will one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know
that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?

Did you know,
that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered,
will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know
that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man?

Mary, did you know
your baby boy will calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know,
that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby,
you've kissed the face of God.

The blind will see
The deaf will hear
The dead will live again.
The lame will leap
The dumb will speak
The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know
that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?

Mary, did you know
that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?

Did you know,
that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding, is the great I AM.

Five days til Christmas and the spirit is cracking through =)