We just got home tonight from a whirlwind trip halfway across the United States.  In the past 8 days, we traveled from Tulsa to Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and finally New York City.  I hope to post some pics from our trip  in the next couple of days. Right now, I am knee deep in laundry, paying bills, and just plain catching up.  So, until then, here are a few things that I learned from our vacation.

*You get to your destination much faster when you eat the entire trip.

*You should ALWAYS have an extra change of clothes in the car.  You never know when one

of your children might decide to "lose their breakfast".....in the car.

*Pastry bags from convenience stores make great "barf bags."

*Indianapolis is actually a great city......carraige rides downtown, canal with boats, ice skating, great shopping,  etc.....definitely worth a trip back.

*NYC from Pennsylvania is NOT 5 1/2 hours as mapquest says......how bout 8!

*Don't try to go see the State of Liberty on a very foggy day.......hmmmmmm.....maybe we'll

see it the next time we make it to NYC!

*ToysrUs is a must see for kids in TimeSquare......yes.....I did say ToysRUs!!  Who knew???

*You can ride a 3 story ferris wheel, see a life size snarling, roaring dinosaur, and much more all in ToysRUs!

*NYC is an amazing city!!!  The lights, the people, the stores, the broadway shows......can't wait to go back!

*You definitely need more than 24 hours in NYC

*Roadtripping with your family is actually a blast.  We have already started thinking about our next adventure!