summer vacation... day 2

i'm sorry, ok? i'm sorry. i know i've been really bad about blogging this week, but with 3 (yes, that's right, 3) sick kids and a vacation to get ready for, i've been a tad bit busy! sick, as in couldn't go to daycare. but, we've survived the last week, everyone is much better, and we are well into day 2 of our road trip to ft. walton beach. you might think i'd rather be home with 3 sick kids than in a car for 14 hours with the circus, but so far so good! (maybe i shouldn't write that... is there any wood to knock on around here???) we've, well they, have watched the movies a kajillion (that's another one of "my" words) times... they've colored... they've sang songs... they've asked when we will be there more times than i can count... remember when your parents would get so irritated when you'd ask that question? now i understand. we've got about 4 more hours, but how do you help a 5 year old understand just how long that is? in a short time it'll all be over... i'll have sand between my toes... waves crashing on my feet... the smell of saltwater... building sandcastles... and a view of the circus experiencing it all. i'm so excited! can't you see it? awww, so sweet. as for kyle... i think he's ready for a drink. oh, wait... he's perking up... it's usher singing "yeah". oh how i wish you could see this... he's making a pizza... now he's doing the qtip... definitely not where he's supposed to live. are we there yet?