In two weeks, we are going on vacation. We are going to the beach! I’m sooo excited about getting there but not so excited about the drive. It will take us 8 hours to get where we are going. Of course, we are going by car with a 5 yr old and a 22 month old and two other families driving alongside us.

Our 22 month old has never been in the car for longer than 3 hours and most of the time those 3 hours are pure torture for him and for us. If he doesn’t sleep then he screams. I need some serious help in getting him to cooperate for 8 hours. Our trip will probably turn into a 10+ hour trip from all the stops and breaks. Our 5 year old will do just fine. He has been on this trip, at age 3, before his brother was born He will be happily watching his Spongebob Squarepants movies on his portable DVD player.

If you have ever taken kids on a long trip, please tell me how it went.