Never Again....

A week away from my computer, my home, and WITH my kids.....never again. Worst idea ever. The drive down wasn't so bad thanks to mommy's famous traveling cocktail (benadryl, dramamine, dimetapp, mixed with a little nyquil and a splash of apple juice.....yum). It works wonders....But by the way home, there wasn't enough horse tranquilizer in the state to muzzle these kids! Let me just tell you that when I dropped off Mason at school this morning I didn't even stop the car. I came to a slow roll, opened the door, and told the kid to 'Tuck and Roll!!' ...I've never been more thankful for public school in my life. And since I had to devote every last minute of the vacation to being a mom I totally sucked at taking pics! Here are the randoms I managed to snap:

{The Little Miss' first trip to Chuck E Cheese...ghetto fabulous}

{Little Miss Presley and her Papa Bear}

{Boogie was lovin' the helicopter....17 tokens later}

{We came across this rad ride at the local Wal-Mart...comes complete with cooler and dog... but you can't see the dog in the window...because its camouflaged...HA!}

{My brother, J playing with the kids while his dog, Chubs, tries to eat his face}

{Crackhead #1 trying to scale the fence}

{My brother, Nate, showing us his neat party tricks. I present the 'toothpick in the nostril'... we keep it classy over here}

{Hanging out at the Sushi joint....apparently Jake wanted to be in the picture really bad}

{Miho, our favorite Sushi master by day, and ninja assassin by night...love this dude}

All in all it was a blast! We had some quality time with the family and I learned that I need to invest in a laptop. So glad to be home! Can't wait to go catch up and see how the rest of you are. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! Now promise me that we'll never leave each other again. One week is far too long. Plus, I'm gonna need some MAJOR moral support this week (and maybe some chocolate and red bull).....BECAUSE oh...it pains me to say this....

MY BABY TURNS ONE ON WEDNESDAY!!!!

Hand over the tissue and forget the mascara...it's gonna be a tough week...