Christmas Road Trip - Part 2

The next morning we traveled the rest of the way to see Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa Gruenberg and again had a fantastic afternoon. And again the kids only lasted so long before they had to go outside to explore the snowy landscape. And of course they came in wet, they hadn't even worn their boots this time so Archer went for the rest of the day with no socks. That'll teach him to walk in the snow without boots on... or not, I'm sure he won't remember next time ;-)


After great stories, great food and a little bit of playtime it was time to make the long drive home. Five hours later we made it. To Mom and Dad's. We had to make a pit stop there and ended up staying for two and a half hours! Shelly was SO wound up and Archer was SO tired and little Eli was SO sick of riding in the car and it was SO LATE at night... Finally we left, minus one kid (she decided she just couldn't go any further in the car so we left her behind) and encountered a deer in Mom and Dad's driveway (the adventures never end!). A four hour drive took us about eight with the stops along the way and when we were finally home last night it seemed as if we'd been gone for a week.

I'm again amazed at the blessings we have in our lives, the people who are part of our family and the joy in sharing our lives with them. And I'm again reminded that we have to slow down to see the gifts that God has given us, take the time to share stories and laughter and memories.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
~Matthew 6:21