We were heading out for an all-day graduation/anniversary party in another town yesterday around 10:00 in the morning. After making sure we had diapers, wipes, extra clothes, and that everyone's hair was brushed and all were wearing shoes, we pulled out of the driveway on time. An impressive feat with 4 kids!

We even made it to our destination 5 minutes early, at which point I finally read the invitation and noticed we were supposed to bring swim stuff. At this point having a cluttered car worked in our favor. We managed to find a swimsuit for Elena under the seats and extra shorts for the boys that I had packed for some other outing. We only found 1 towel though so we used our extra 5 minutes to stop at a thrift store that we spotted last minute, and I ran in to buy two more towels at $1 a piece and we were set.

As we drove out of town to begin our 1 1/2 hour drive, this was our conversation:

Me: Did Charlie get any breakfast?
Seth: Umm....yes. I'm pretty sure he had some cereal.
Elena: I haven't eaten anything yet.
Me: Oooooh...sorry. You'll have to wait for lunch.
Seth: We are awesome parents.