Vacation Preparation @ our House

Again reflecting.... 16 years of preparing for vacations with Keith's family.  From that first time @ the Outer Banks where we watched one year olds eat sand and marveled at  trying to get three one year olds to pose for a photo shoot in fancy outfits, it has been   so ......stuck on the right word to use here as it has been so many different things..
No longer worried about how  to squeeze carseat, pack-in-play and  strollers into  the vehicle, we  pack differently, bring more or less baggage to the table. Literally and figuratively we have never been the ones to pack light.... Often accused by many of over-packing, we have always been the ones to  prepare by  thinking ahead to what "could" happen.

And the conversations have changed ..no longer consumed with chatter about how we are raising them, there seems to be to be endless talk with friends and family about what  they will do now...

 I am realizing that we have packed, unpacked and taken the last of these type vacations before Katrina leaves for college. This means life suddenly begins to move a little more quickly that we are ready for...and 335 days may seem endless but daunting!!