Nanny's House: Part 2 (Shopping & Driving)

Our trip to Vancouver was the first I've taken by myself with any kids, let alone FOUR kids!  The drive there was great. Carly stayed very happy until we stopped for lunch, where I fed & nursed her, and then she napped.  We only stopped twice-- once to use the bathroom, and once for lunch.  That's a good trip for us!

The kids were so happy to see my mom (Nanny) & Carly fell in love with her dogs.  We also got a surprise when we discovered my grandparents were there!

I love mornings at my mom's.  The kids are in vacation mode, watching cartoons or playing on tablets... I drink coffee from the keurig (yum!) and read a book with Carly trapped in the living room with me. (It has french doors.  Best.invention.ever. Ha!)

Friday my mom, sister and nephew Milo went school clothes shopping with me and Wyatt. Meanwhile, my dad took our three big boys (the twins & Ferris) on a hike.

Wyatt and Carly were both enamored with my little brother's dog Basil.  (Baz-uhl)  He was so sweet, going in his crate and coming back out, playing with them.

My favorite spot in the house:

Saturday we took the twins school clothes shopping and my sister & dad kept Carly & Wyatt.  The twins (especially Jack) have a very specific sense of fashion, and I was determined this year to come with only clothes they will wear. (Last year we ended up with a lot of shirts they refused to wear or would only wear if forced.)

This jacket didn't make the cut- it was un-washable. Can you imagine?

Logan's jean jacket did make the cut. And he was so happy!

When we got home from the mall (where we also got clothes for Carly, swoon!) my aunt & cousin came over so we could meet my cousin's baby! (more pictures of that to come!)

The last night we were in town, we went to Target to look at jeans, and really just ended up looking at everything!  The twins cracked me up by climbing into the double cart like the old days!  Mom spoiled me and got me a new desk calendar (for blog planning!) and a planner (for life planning!) and some new pens. I was so happy & grateful!

The drive home was not as smooth as the drive to Vancouver.  We stopped twice-- once for lunch and once for the bathroom; hit traffic at one point due to construction & Wyatt had to share his tablet, which lead to a humongous tantrum, which lead to him waking Carly up, which lead to a very (very) long drive home. Sigh.

But they were amazing when we stopped for lunch-- the twins are so helpful and kind, a stranger even came up to me, and complimented them. It touched me.

Overall the trip was awesome, and I walked away feeling even more confident in myself.  I'm so glad we went!