Travel Bassinet - Check

Oh Goodie, I have a moment to write and save and post it later once we get wi-fi signal.  Eli Tzvi is focusing on the road, Ziona Sofia and Matisyahu are asleep.  Where do I begin…so we decided to leave yesterday so we don’t push ourselves, our goal was after we picked up the kids from school after 3pm.  Of course the day gets away from us and everything is taking much longer than we anticipated, we don’t leave til 9pm with a goal of a five hour drive to get us into Arizona.  Luckily my husband was a trucker for 10 years, he loves the road, and is good at long, focused driving.  I am being a bit vague because we have a big surprise for my folks in Atlanta, I will do the full reveal on Sunday, Father’s Day.  I am really excited to have my husband, father, and brother together with our families.

I am a total adventurer, and yeah 3 kids is a handful while traveling, but really folks, is there every really a “right time” to have kids, and then you just keep on living your life with and around the kids.  When my husband suggested we do a road trip, I was thrilled, especially since my kids will get to see their cousins that they do not get to see that often, they are all around the same age. 

So I realized that with each child, quite young, we did a road trip or a flight, or both.  With Eli Tzvi  we flew to New York, to visit friends and family, and also took a road trip to Denver, CO to go to a wedding.  We had just got married the year before, and were excited to meet each other’s friends and families, and introduce our amazing first baby boy.

With Ziona Sofia we flew to Israel when she was 2 months old, it was all really careful planning, with airline miles, and Thank God she came only 3 days late, and we had to get her  a passport!  She had to have her eyes open in order to take the picture, and total has a look of “where am I , and why are you bothering me?”  In Israel we rented a car and road tripped from North to South and everywhere in between, both Sam and I have family and friends there.

I am eating and thinking, life really is a “bowl of cherries,” so far so good, all trying to be patient and listen to each other, and respect each other’s space and needs.  Kids are great, as you see Matisyahu was chilling last night in his travel bassinet, and I brought tons of games, toys, and activities for everyone.

I hope everyone has a fun and adventurous summer, wherever your path may lead.

Coach Yulia