Feeling Young and Crazy...

But realizing I am actually getting old.

So Ike and I did a crazy thing. Last Wednesday he came home and said he found a great price on a ticket for the AFC Championship game in Foxboro Mass. He really wanted to go to the Super Bowl this year but I said no. This ticket was pretty cheap (relatively speaking) and with gas as cheap as it is right now AND he used the "Wouldn't it be great for the kids to see their grandparents..." line.

So I said yes. But here is the kicker. In order to get there and have Ike miss the least amount of school we decided to drive the 31 hours it takes to get to New Hampshire from our house in one shot. We left Friday at 5pm and got to New Hampshire at 1:30am on Sunday morning. We did stop and sleep in a rest  area for about an hour around three in the morning on Friday. But other than that we drove non stop. It was long and I may or may not have had an emotional meltdown after about the first 28 hours.

So Ike went to the game on Sunday and the boys and I hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Carr. An awesome added bonus is that the boy's cousins were there too! They had a blast. After the game Ike and I hit the road again but (thankfully) it started to sleet and the roads were horrible and icy. So around 3am we got a hotel. We ended up getting home around 1am on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and poor Ike went to school that day.

This trip taught me many things.
1. I will never plan on driving all night again. It was HORRIBLE!
2. My kids are amazing in the car. I have no idea why they behaved so well. They NEVER cried, had any meltdowns or anything!!!  They were able to watch two movies in the whole first 31 hours and they were fine for the whole rest just sitting in the car, reading their books or playing with toys. I think they handled the car ride better than me. 
3. Lack of sleep makes me a disoriented rude person.

Overall, it was a great trip that I will definitely NEVER forget. But, I don't think I would ever do anything like this again. I think I put a cap at max hours driven in one day to be about 16.

Brady chilling in the car.

Ike is ready to REPRESENT!!!!

 The boys with Grandma and Grandpa!!!

 I love continental breakfast!!!!

 Who doesn't love to sleep in a hotel!?

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. I think every Christmas is pretty much amazing but this year was especially nice because we were with my ENTIRE family. As all the Harvey kids get older and get married, it is becoming less and less often that we are all together. After a week in Ohio with the entire family, we came home and my parents came to stay with us for a few days. It was awesome to show them our new house and actually have someone sleep in our guest room. This year was a great Christmas. But now it is a new year and it is time to get back to work!
We went to Wisconsin first and saw Ike's brother Abe, his wife Ashley and their son Joseph. It was awesome!!!

 Look at these adorable cousins!

 Ike and his brother Abe rocking the sweaters!!!

 Grandma Joel and his grand-boys!

 Batman and Batman! I think Jackson wore that Batman mask every day we were there.

 Ike is the master bowler!

 I love my DAD!!!!!

 Jackson bowling!

 Brady loves to watch his ball go.

 Brady eating his gingerbread house before he is even done.

 Grandma Jenny is the master of the royal icing.

 Even Batman likes making Gingerbread houses.

 Pigs are flying! Ike never plays video games. We actually even have a no video games in the house rule...apparently that does not apply to Madden NFL games.

 Ladies in Pink. Apparently there was some sort of sale on Hello Kitty pajamas.

 You know you are jealous of our skills and fashion.

 Brady all snuggled up in the car with his new blanket from Grandma Judy!

The boys with Grandma Jenny and Grandpa Joel! This might be my favorite picture from the entire trip.

Some New Family Pictures!

While we were in Ohio over Christmas, we had some great family pictures taken! I think family pictures are some of my favorite things. Here are some of the best of my family as well as the big group shot!