On the road again!

Just can't wait to get on the road again!

Our second adventure of Spring Break took us traveling up North. (Or as North as we tend to go!)

On Friday we packed up and headed out the door after work. We got on the road around 4:30pm and started North on 281 to skip downtown Austin traffic at 5:00! The trip started out perfectly as not one, but TWO Benich children fell asleep within the first 20 minutes!! Around Waco, Aubree had had enough. Things went downhill quickly and we were VERY happy to be stopping in Dallas at cousin Allison's apartment!

A very special THANK YOU goes out to Allison (who I now know is a fan of my blog! :) yea!) who housed the entire Benich clan in her efficiency apartment! It worked out just perfectly and we were so happy to be able to split the trip like we did.

We were back on the road by 9am and heading North on 75 into Oklahoma. Aubree had her first out of state trip, though, I doubt she was that excited about it! Nearly 4 1/2 hours later we were in Arkansas and Aubree was ready to get OUT!!! Brock was always a great car rider. He would always fall asleep in his car seat. Aubree hasn't let us down, and we're still finding ways she likes to differ from Brock! The car seat is NOT for her! She was more than happy to finally arrive at Aunt Cathy & Uncle Craig's house in Arkansas early that afternoon!

Brock was a real trooper! He was absolutely WONDERFUL on the entire trip and we had a lot of fun coloring together! If you haven't colored in a few years, go invest in a dollar coloring book and some crayons. Good times!!

We all had a great time in Arkansas! We thorougly enjoyed playing with Little Miss Avery, hanging out with Craig & Cathy, and just enjoying the family time together!

On the way home, we had quite the weather adventure. It absolutely POURED on us from Hwy 412 in Arkansas all the way past Muskogee, Oklahoma. Nearly 2 hours of having our windshield wipers on HIGH speed, non-stop! (this picture was not of the heavy downpour...I was too occupied trying to look for tornadoes to take a picture...yes, I'm WAY paranoid!!)The weather cleared out by the time we got to Texas (of course!! No rain for us!) and the kids did pretty well. We had planned to stop for dinner at one of our favorites: Cheddar's in North Austin, but about 2 miles from the exit, Aubree actually fell asleep! In an effort to seize the moment, we continued on and finally took a break in San Marcos. Just 45 minutes from home!!! Crazy as it was, we needed the break, the kids needed out of the car, and I got to run in to the Gymboree outlet!!!!! (Aubree's wardrobe says thank you...not that it needed any new additions!)

Now, it's back to work, keeping the house clean, and business as usual in the Benich household. aka...crazy! :)

What else happened in Arkansas?? Stay tuned to the next post to find out! :)