Arizona Or Bust ( I guess you could also call it Arizona AND Bust-ed as in broke busted)

Well I did it, I finally got everything ready for our cross country treck to AZ. I called my mom tonight and told her how much more sympathy and admiration I have for her all those years ago when she was planning all the trips from Utah to visit her mother and sisters in Washington and down to California and Arizona. There are 8 kids in all but the older couple siblings werent on most of the trips that I remember because they are older and I am the second to youngest. I feel like a chicken with no head and I only have 3 kids, I cant even imagine what my mom felt like having do this times 6! Multiple hotel rooms, gas calculations, food planning or prep, entertainment prep, PACKING, and if we were lucky enough to fly all the airplane prep work! Makes me tired just thinking about it. Anyways Good Job Mom (even though you dont read my blog)you are amazing for doing that more than once! This picture is all of us girls (mom and my sisters that were on the trip) at Disneyland about 15 years ago. Hands down my familys all time favorite Disneyland trip ever! I was probably 10-ish I think in the picture. It rained so hard and we were SOAKING wet and I had to wear my moms sweatshirt on the plane home then my dad when to get the van and it had a flat so we sat in the airport with our luggage FOREVER but it was still fun!

Anyways, we are off as of 4 AM so I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I will try to take as many pictures as I can but since my *lovely* puppy Rosie who found a new home as of today chewed up my charger for my camera and they are +30.00 so I dont guarentee anything!
Abby-you tell lil buddy hes not allowed to come out until January 5! :0) Love and Miss you already and thanks for coming over today, it was nice to sit and chat with ya face to face!