our little trip

Here's how it all added up:
1 husband
2 kids - one 12 months, one 3 years
1 Nissan Maxima, 10 years old
6 days
1,600+ miles
28 driving hours
4 major stops
--WV to visit Britt's grandmother and mom's side of the family (with his parents, Ben, Gina & Norah)
--PA to visit my grandparents (with my parents)
--MD to visit Kenny, Nicole, Faith and William (not yet out of the womb)
--NC to visit Laura Beth, Jeremy, Hannah, Benjamin, Levi and Scott & Amy (Jeremy's folks)
6 other states: SC, NC, VA, WV, PA, MD and back again
3 different beds
3 grandparents + aunts, uncles, cousins, etc...
2 sets of couple friends from our time in Korea & their kids
3 fast food playgrounds
1 strawberry milkshake consumed by 4 Mooneys, except the part Elisha wore home
1/2 bushel of apples for only $8
1 broken shower head - oops!
1 new expression - Elisha now has a mad/frustrated face: everything facial that can be scrunched totally scrunched including lips.
1 complete pwnage of Pop and Uncle Ben by Micah: "I'll make myself disappear."
1 profound statement: "You have to teach yourself to be small." by Britt's grandmother
1 Happy New Year!
2 lost pillows and 1 lost bottle (interesting way to wean from a bottle to a cup)
3 happy house mates (time to enjoy the house in peace and quiet)
---EQUALS---
lots of laughing, talking and enjoying one another and friends and family we don't regularly get to see
. . . and the blessings of being home again