Emily & Jonathan Kalbach with the twins at their wedding
Paul and I have been challenging ourselves with some increasingly difficult/longer excursions from home to see what we can handle - including working out how to use all our baby toys. It also helps us work out what we're forgetting or overpacking in the diaper bag.
Our first car trip was a true adventure. We went to borrow some preemie clothes from one of our Twins Clubs. I went in to get the clothes and Paul stayed in the car with the sleeping babies. I came out a bit later than I expected and when we tried to start the car up again for our trip back home, we found that the car battery had died. Well, the good news is that we carried a pair of jumper cables and, within 10 minutes we were on the road again. That was a pretty intense 10 minutes in between, however. And, wouldn't you know that these quiet kids would burst out in tears the second the car started moving again??
After surviving that trip, we took another trial run to the Lafayette Reservoir for some picnic time under the trees. That trip was very enjoyable and boosted our confidence. Other excursions had us practice for what we thought would be our big test: the trip up to my cousin's wedding in Sacramento. We didn't know how long we would be able to stay, but we surprised ourselves by staying nearly to the end of the wedding. The bride and groom, pictured above, also enjoyed the Navy-themed outfits that the girls sported to match the Navy Dress Whites theme (my cousin is a Navy pilot).
Our next test: the week-long family reunion vacation, this year located in eastern Washington at Lake Chelan. We will need to build up to a plane ride followed by a 2-hour car ride. With the practice we're getting, the challenge may only be the packing of the trip and not so much the traveling.
