As many of you have returned from your summer road trips or like me, have just embarked with the kids; it enters a new chapter in the book of parenting. Having completed one cross-country trip with my girls, then both under 4, a few years ago was exhausting and set the bar low for future trips. After adding another two days to the duration of the trip and having the mini van robbed and vandalized by thieves hot for sweet DVD headrest monitors - this trip surely would be better!
We begin the 6 day journey driving form Atlanta to Los Angeles on Sunday. Delivering a friend’s Toyota Prius would be a great chance for the girls and I learn about the country, swim and for them - catch up on their DVD and music collection. This time - they will have in-car entertainment via my iPod and PowerBook - portable media is the only way to go! Now I leave the car free of any gear that would tempt any thief.
My road rules are one movie every 4 hours or one after lunch and one after dinner. The carrot of each day is a lunch at a playground and one hour of swimming each night. So far so good to keep the 6 and 4 year out of mischief. They have lots of energy to spend and those road stops every two hours help vent that glorious energy and keeps the potty breaks manageable…
Time to hit the road - more updates tonight! See our album in the mean time!
My wife was reading the recent Time Magazine and read an article to me about the 
