What I learned on my Summer Vacation

Our trip to Houston did not go quite as planned, but still, I learned a few things.

- When choosing a hotel room for your family, go for the suite. It's worth whatever you paid for it.

- Hotel towels absorb an amazing amount of vomit.

- So do carseats.

- Carseats are not fun to clean in a hotel shower and do not dry effectively with a hotel blow dryer.

- It is very embarrassing to throw up in Uptown Park.

- Uptown Park has very nice trash cans.

- I am capable of going to Nordstrom during the half-yearly sale and not buying shoes for myself.

- I am incapable of going shopping and not buying something for my kids.

- It is not a good idea to go out to eat if you are not fully recovered from your stomach virus.

- French fry throw up is gross.

- Carseat manufacturers do not account for french fry throw up in their design specs.

- A portable DVD player is an essential item when travelling with your children.  (Thank you, Tammy!!)

- A large tub of toys is also helpful if you end up spending a lot of time in your hotel room.

- Sometimes, you spend a lot more time in your hotel room then you had planned.

- Even with an active toddler and a hungry baby, the Blue Bell Creameries tour is FUN and there is free ice cream at the end!!

- Lake Somerville is a great spot to stop, stretch your legs, and go skinny dipping.

- True friends are those who have stood by you during a vomit-filled vacation. Thanks, Nick & Laurie!!

Finally, a few pictures. We didn't take any pics of the majority of the fun, and I'd not have posted them if we had. Still, there were still some picture worthy moments!