During the Columbus Day holiday weekend, we took a trip. We hit the road and planned a fun couple of days in Lancaster, PA. Our final destination was Jeff's cousin's farm in Solebury, PA for his Aunt's 70th birthday celebration, but first we were going to have our own brand of Toppall fun.
We left on Thursday, after Ian got out of kindergarten and made it to the hotel by 9:00pm. Not too bad considering all the traffic we hit. Upon check-in at the hotel, we were handed 4 huge, warm from the oven, chocolate chip cookies. The kids were delighted by this and it started our trip off on a good note.
When we walked into the room, Sam took a quick tour of her new surroundings and realized she was missing a bed. She opened one of the dresser drawers and exclaimed, "Sammy crib here." She really thought she was going to sleep in a drawer. Too cute. We told her a crib was being sent up and her bed would arrive soon. She was so excited when her port-a-crib arrived and instantly tried to climb in to go to sleep.
The kids did not fall asleep on the drive up and were more than ready to crash as soon as their heads hit the pillows. We had a big day planned for Friday and everyone needed to get a good night of sleep.
Stay tuned for the next installment of The Toppall's visit Lancaster.
Tips that made this day such a success:
1. The irony was not lost on me that in order to visit the Amish in Lancaster, we traveled with 2 iTouches, 2 blackberry phones, a digital camera, a kindle, netbook, white noise machine, and video monitor. The last two items were to ensure Sam would sleep and if not, we would be able to tell if she was standing. Lately, she has been screaming in her sleep and who wants to get out of bed, if it is not completely necessary? We had more electronics going on then Times Square being lit when the ball drops on New Year's Eve. But all of these items were very much needed and helped us get from Burke to Lancaster in comfort and settle in to the hotel easily.
2. Getting two rooms with a door in the middle is key! We had a "Family Suite" at the DoubleTree in Lancaster and it was a Godsend. Very necessary when Jeff and I wake-up before the kids. We can turn the tv on, go to the bathroom, talk and move around without being in jeopardy of waking up the kids.
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