Road Trip Anyone?  Part 1

I love travelling and exploring new things as a family.  Because we have 4 children, that plan almost always includes a car and a really long drive.  But, honestly, I do not love long car trips.  The thought is painful to me. 

 I really try to have a good attitude.  It’s just not my favorite way to travel.  Watching my kids navigate security at an airport is so much more fulfilling than watching them sit next to one another in the car!  

I have this mental picture of what a road trip should look like.  You know, we’re all happy to be together, getting along, playing license plate bingo, and singing as we drive for hours!  Every once in a blue moon that happens, but often as I look in the rearview mirror, I see zoned out blank stares (my husband calls this bliss) or scrunched up faces of arguing siblings.  

Well, after 16 years of road trips with our family, I finally discovered 2 magic formulas.  Ready!?

 #1  
Get a 15-passenger van.  No touching, breathing on, crossing invisible boundaries or anything.  
Just one child per row.  Brilliance!

 #2
If you don’t have a 15-passenger van, which I don’t, fly at least half of your children to the final destination.  
Why half?  Because flying all of us is so darn expensive, but remove 2 people and you get a little peace.  I’m in.  Besides, it’s much cheaper than a 15-passenger van!!