Flying and Driving

We were up and out the door on time.  Parked in long term parking.
The flight was quiet.  Both kids fell asleep.  The little man for about an hour and the little woman for almost the whole flight.  She was tired. 
We landed and taxied and taxied and taxied.  Oh yeah...we are at O'hare.  Then we missed a sign to baggage claim.  Got some directions.  Got more directions and our bag was waiting for us.  Caught the shuttle to the rental car center.  Got a van to the rental car place.  Did not get the Nissan I had rented. They just gave it to the woman ahead of me.  So they gave me a Durango.  Doesn't even look like a Durango anymore. 
And on the road we were.  The lady at the rental car place told me to be sure and pay my tolls since I opted not to buy the Ipass.  Of course I am going to pay my tolls.  Hit the first three just fine.  Was in the wrong lane for the last one and could not get over.  Damn. Going to have to figure out how to pay that so I don't get socked with a $50 from the rental car place. 
It was dark and late by the time we got to Kokomo.  I heard a lot of "how much further?" and "we are never going to get there."  We got there and the siblings were asleep.  But they gave Mommy lots of loves.  And so their new adventure begins. 

Packed

All the clean clothes are folded.  All the clothes that are going with are now packed.  I also managed to sneak in a couple of small Nerf guns.  The little man insists he wants the hover board, but it isn't going on the bag or in a box to be mailed.  It will have to wait till I take a load this summer.
We are about as ready as we will ever be.  What we forget will either be replaced or shipped later.
We went to Skyzone for the last time.  Skyzone went back to normal hours so they only got to jump for an hour and a half.  While there I explained to management about moving and they told me they would cancel the membership for me. Made me happy. We got a lot of days in jumping and that is good. 

Getting Ready

More and more laundry.  Seems every time I turn around I find more dirty clothes hiding in the woodwork. The little man got the suitcase down out of the attic for me.  Definitely cheaper to check a bag than to mail a box that big. 
Spent a little time at Pat's house.  The kids forgot to give him a hug.  I don't think they realized that they weren't going to see him again.  He works tomorrow and we leave on Tuesday. 

A Memorable Day

It had an ominous start, but it worked out.  The little man and I met up with Chad and Ky at the local restaurant for breakfast and it was packed.  I didn't have enough time to wait the twenty minutes to half an hour before we got our table.  So the little man took off with them to find somewhere else to eat.
 I picked up the little woman and we picked up Mya.  We all headed to visitation at the jail.  We had a video visit with Mike and he really wanted to be able to say good-bye to the little woman. Naturally there were issues with the video machine.  We got bumped till 37 minutes past our original time.  But at least we got it.
After that we met up with the guys at the Circuit Bouldering Gym in Portland.  It is a fantastic place.  The little man had no issues with anything straight up.  I don't think he ever tried one of the angle ones.  But it is amazing watching his natural athletic ability shine.  And his brain just seems to tell him where he needs to position his body to climb.  The little woman stayed in the kid area and did fine.  It is harder for her, but she persevered and climbed up and over many times.  She also did the slack line once, but I was her balance point so I didn't get a picture. 
After that we went to OMSI.  We used the arts for all plan and Chad and Ky got the same price since they were with us.  $5 is a great price.  The guys did the submarine tour and the little man kept telling me tidbits about it.  It all goes in his brain.  They all went to the play room while I found the Exquisite Creatures exhibit.  It was fantastic.  The little woman turned down going with me because the creatures weren't alive.  She had a good time with the guys and they spent almost an hour doing this one thing with rings on a board moving in a circle.
And then it was time to go. They got and gave great big hugs to Chad and Ky.  Chad told them to call anytime and that Ky's number is in the envelop for Mommy's house.  In the envelop is also gift cards for all four kids to go shopping for some new toys.  Always amazed at Chad and his capacity for love for his family.  So grateful for all that he has done over the years for the littles.  And while I know he is afraid of how this move will affect the long term relationship between Ky and the littles, I know they will always have a relationship with him. 
It was a super memorable day for the littles and for me.  We are blessed. 

Another Glow

So this weekend we found out we are not limited on the Glow.  We can arrive at 8 and stay till 11.  And that is what we did.  Almost three hours of jumping for the littles. 
I can tell the newness is wearing off though.  The little man was having great fun picking on his sister.  Nothing super mean, just annoying.  And that just annoying is enough to start her anxiety a bit. 
I'm so thankful for this week and a half of jumping though.  It has burnt off a lot of energy that is caused by anxiety in both of the littles about the upcoming transition.  While I know they are excited, I'm sure they are also nervous.  The little man says no, but I think he is a bit.  It's a big change, but I think he is going to do well. 

Another Trip to SkyZone

Every time we go the littles seem to focus on something different.  I hope they aren't getting burnt out on it as we still have at least one more trip for a glow. 
Tonight the little man put in some time playing basketball with Marina.  The little woman naturally just played by herself.  They both played very hard.  In fact I think the little man played the hardest he has yet. 
I have to thank Marina for keeping me entertained. 

Racking Up the Time

Made our fourth trip in a week to Skyzone.  Every time they concentrate on something different.  This time was the rock wall.  The little woman spent well over an hour on it.  He did a good amount of time and the rest was in the dodgeball court. 
They are getting good use for the money spent on their membership.