lemon shake ups.

hi, friends. hope you're having a good week.  someday i'll show "normal" pictures again, but 

these old-flair ones are the only ones i can share for now.  embrace their charm with me, k? 

 here's my love and i driving.  just us with some kiddie cups between us.  

[and random "when-are-we-gonna-beeee-there's" along with several "i gotta go potty's!"]  

i mean, road trips with kids are pretty universal, right?  i am thinking about sharing a little more 

about how we travel. i don't think that we're the experts or anything, but we have been to the 

mountains, several beaches, New York City and Disney with our family and i'd love to take 

them more places.

it doesn't freak me out to travel with 5 kids under 7 years old, but i'm finding out that maybe it does 

some people.  so anyway, maybe i'll think of my super secret tips sometime.  [not super or secret.]  

this picture kinda shows one.  if the crankies start? roll the windows down and pump up some 

worship music. it works.  i promise. 

look at our sweet little girlies picking out balloons.  man, kids love balloons.  clay did not want to 

get down and get one.  why you ask?  see that carousel in the the background?  yeah.  he's not a fan.  

his sisters did bring him over an orange balloon that he pretty much made every person we passed 

smile with how much! he! loved! it!

 

oh bianca girl.

she loved exploring and waving to all the passers-by.  what she didn't love is when 

mom decided it'd be super cute to dress up and get one of those old time pictures with shot guns 

and bottles of Jim Beam.  baby girl wasn't so crazy about the hotness that was that studio and outfit.   

also.  as we were packing up at home, a package was delivered that had our Ergo in it that i got

1/2 off. [!]  i threw it in with our stuff thinking that i'd prefer my go-to ring sling anyway.

then...i panicked on the highway as i realized that i didn't have my beloved ring sling. 

i considered buying another, but figured i'd try this new one... 

i know i'll still love a ring sling for everyday use, but let me tell you that the Ergo is worth every 

penny.  even if i hadn't bought it half price.  seriously.  love it. 

[not getting paid for this, though i wouldn't turn down another Ergo if they tried.]

finally, my favorite carnival game ever.  well, except the one where you put a quarter on a color 

and the mouse runs around into a winning color hole.  [but, i never see that one anymore.]  i love 

the water shooting game.  even if it means another stuffed animal.  sigh.  

happy, magical, fair fun to you.

[lemon shake ups and funnel cakes, too.]