Trial run??

In an attempt to go on our first family outing with Sterling, it failed. Boo! Earlier in the week we researched Dresden Germany and thought we'd go there. Wednesday came and after looking at hotel prices, we opted out for this weekend. So this morning while Xander was napping, Nick brought up to go to Nancy France. I was in. Started getting things ready, lunch cleaned up and kids put in outing outfits. It was a very beautiful day here, in the high 70s and the sun was shining. A welcomed change from the dark and dreary days prior. It took an hour and half to get ready and out the door. We stopped at the ATM for some Euros then off to fill up the car. As we're sitting in the line waiting to fuel up, I realize I forgot Xander's sippy cup. We figure we'd just go get it after we fueled up. The line for fuel was not moving and it was already past 1 so we decided to call the trip off. We went home, got the sippy, I changed shoes, then off to Sembach for our favorite trail walk. On our drive out there (20 min) I realize I'd forgot to pack Sterling her formula! Oh my! This girl was ready to eat, all I brought was 3 bottles of water ready to add formula. It's a good thing we didn't get all the way to Nancy. After we got to the trail, I checked the diaper bag and I had one of the premade similac bottles in there. That will give us two bottles. Definitely not enough for a day in France.
So, we learned...no last minute trips with litte kids. Maybe we should create a diaper bag checklist for a days outing? I also learned to leave the sunblock in the diaper bag now that the sun is out. It's a good thing the stroller has extra large canopies, the kids stayed covered!
When we got home, we scheduled a weekend away for next weekend. Hotel is booked. Car is rented. Tickets are bought for the most awesome adventure. On Monday I will schedule Hawkeye for boarding at the kennel. We're really going somewhere and I'm really excited! I have a week to make sure we don't forget anything. It's going to be a busy week, but I'm excited! I'll post where we are going the following week (for security reasons since this is an open blog).

I typed this on my iPod so hopefully autocorrect didn't mess this post up too much :)

Have a great day!