leavin' on a jet plane...

In less than 48 hours!!! Holy cow! Have we packed yet? Nope. Have we done laundry yet? Nope. Have we even checked the weather to see what it is going to be like? Yes! It's going to be HIGHS in the 70's - yes, the 70's! SWEET! It's 97 outside right now at our house, but it won't be up in Illinois :) Now the big question is - what do we pack for 70 degrees? We don't really know what 70 degrees feels like because we only get it for like a week, and during that week we put the kids in pants in the morning and shorts in the afternoon, but all of those clothes aren't really practical when going through an airport with 2 toddlers. Hmm... we'll have to figure that out!

We're going up for Todd's grandmother's memorial service. She passed away in February, but the service was post-poned until his grandfather got settled in his new place. Although the main purpose of the trip isn't really an enjoyable one, I think it'll be a good trip overall. Kate has never been to Todd's parents house - so that'll be an adventure in and of itself! I hope grandma has done some SERIOUS babyproofing because this is one inquisitive little girl! She can shred an entire magazine in under 5 minutes - not kidding. I think we may try and meet up with a few of the Rockford boys and their wives and munchkins too... we'll see how things play out. It's going to be a quick trip up and back, so we won't have much time around all of the family stuff going on. I'm just excited for a little vacation - not that I expect this to be relaxing at all, but it'll still be nice to get away for a few days.

We didn't plan any vacation until the end of the summer, and then it's vacation non-stop! We have a beach trip scheduled in August, which I seriously can't wait for. I've been talking about it since before we even booked it. Check out our beach house (well, ours for a week anyway):



Then we have the very first annual "Wedding Party Without the Wedding" over labor day weekend. Basically - it's the guys (the same group of them that have been in each other's weddings), and their wives (some of whom will be VERY pregnant) and 6 little munchkins. It should be a blast! Can't wait!