Road Trip! (1)

So, this year for our (very) welcomed fall break we headed on a road trip to visit 12 relatives, 2 children's museums, and enjoy every moment of the beautiful fall weather.  We started the trip by heading to my Grandfather's house in Mississippi.  The kids love seeing their Great Granddaddy (and Zipper the Kitty too :)  

 He was very patient with Sister as she "played" with him and helped him balance some toys on his head.

 The kids enjoyed playing with some play-doh Great Granddaddy got them while we fixed the anticipated dinner-  hamburgers and fries (his fries are the best, really. If you haven't ever had them... I am sorry :(, but not sorry enough to give you my fries :)

Sister and Mommy having some "loving" time...actually, I think we were having a "talk" about the rules for the weekend, ha!

 Great Granddaddy multi-tasking... it is amazing how he gets it all done! ( And it all always ends up on the table at the same time piping hot!)

We spent the night with Great Granddaddy and woke up the next morning to head to the Jackson Children's Museum.  It is not even a year old yet, but we have visited twice.  It is great!  We get in free b/c of our reciprocal membership and it is a great place for the kids to run around and play. (You can see our previous visit here.  )

 It was pretty empty when we first got there. The kids were able to run around and check out all the exhibits. After about an hour and a half (and right before we were ready to head out) the school buses started showing up.  I didn't even know that many kids would fit in the museum! There were kids everywhere!!

But we enjoyed our time together! Sister and I dancin' the boogie...

 Brother and Great Granddaddy checking out the "healthy house".

 Sister loading the dishes...

 and Brother learning to fold the laundry.  He got pretty good...I might need to get him a little table like this one, so he can help me out!

 Jump!

 Scrabble!  (He just put a lot of letters on the floor...)

Princess Sister...

 and her sweet Brother :)

 Great Granddaddy helping Sister aim her water.

 Brother talked this poor workers ear off FOREVER. He told he all about our plans for the weekend, I think she thought he was a hoot.

 Pioneer Sister & Brother making some tea.

 Lovin' the hat.

Great Granddaddy and Brother "making a boat" to sail.

 Me and my girl, dancing and posing for a picture :)

 This is totally what the sign says...

I think Brother is somewhere in the intestines at this point, yuck.

 Taking a moment to work out...

Skunks and spiders...ewww.

 After the museum we grabbed a quite bit to eat and headed home to pack up.  The plan was to get on the road to our next destination during the kids nap time.  It worked perfectly!  They slept most of the way and we made it to the cabins by the early afternoon.  We took some family pictures before we headed out, but no big goodbyes, we would get to see  Great Granddaddy again before we left Mississippi! :)

 The kids wanted a picture with Zipper. He was actually pretty cooperative!

On the road again, cause that is how we roll!! (By the way, we are LOVING our new camera! Can you tell a difference?!  The pictures are SUCH a better quality, but I have a lot more to go through when I get home, ha!!)