10 hours gone long....

We finally made it!!

Grant and the girls picked me up from work at noon on Friday, and we headed East for a family vacation. We opted for a noon-time departure hoping the girls would nap and get us through Montreal before making our first stop.

Boy, were we wrong!!! We got on the highway at 12:20 and as planned the girls fell asleep shortly after, likey around 1:00pm. Unfortunately, we had to make our first stop, after listening to Jaida scream for 15 minutes, at 1:30pm. Turns out she was NOT hungry, but just angry at having to be in her car seat! At this point, Maya and Natasha woke up from there nap, and then began the "Are we in New Brunswick yet?"

15 minutes later, it was time for a pee break!! By this point we were almost at Hudson/Oka, exit 17. We all got out for a quick pee/feed, (30 minutes) and headed off, hoping to make it incident free through Montreal.

Montreal...well, let's just say, was a LONG drive. We were stuck in stop and go traffic, for a long long time. Thankfully, Natasha and Jaida had a little nap through all the traffic.

By the time we hit the sign that said 35Km to Drummonville, we had been on the road for 4.5 hours!!! It was 5pm and time to feed Jaida, so we decided to stop for dinner and playtime. We found an Irving Big Stop with a great play structure, where the girls played while Jaida had her supper. Then we had our little picnic, more play and bathroom time, and headed out. It was about 6:15. A good long stop, for the kids to burn some energy and tire themselves out for the next leg.

Our next stop was not until Montmagney, which marks the half way point. We stopped at Tim's there for a pee break and a coffee for Grant. When we left it was 9:30pm. By this poing it had taken us just over 9 hours to make it half way!!! We were exhausted and a little frustrated.

Thankfully the girls fell asleep quickly and stayed asleep most of the rest of the drive. With only the occassional wake-up and crying from Jaida, I was able to get some sleep while Grant drove.

Anyways, we finally pulled into the driveway at 3:30am ... 14 hours later!!!

Bad News: We are exhausted, and Natasha just threw up in her bed...

Good News: We made it to the market in time for delicious smoothies, orange juice and samosas. And, I bought myself a new peice of excerisize equipment...and it's pink!!

Ahhh...the joys of vacation!!