John Takes the Kids to Work

John used to work 15 minutes away, in the same city that we live in. We would go visit him at his office quite regularly. Now he works 43 miles away. Not close AT ALL. So, once a year John takes the kids to his office. He took them last year the day after Christmas and ever since then that is all they can talk about. When do we get to go to Daddy's office? And the other one would reply, the day after Christmas (as if everyone knew that)!

Today was the day. Natalie (of course) woke up early to start packing her (new) Hello Kitty backpack with all the essentials that she would need at Daddy's office. You know, a puzzle, a video, 4 coloring books, 52 crayons, 16 markers, 1 Hello Kitty, 2 changes of outfits for the Hello Kittys, a photo album book, a book to read and lots more that I did not get to inventory. Cooper gathered up all that HE needed: his humming dog, a DVD, 2 books, a puzzle and 2 little trinkets from his treasure box. I finally convinced him to use a backpack after he dropped the third item on the way to the front door. You would have thought that they were going to an amusement park with the excitement that filled the car as they got in. Whoo-hoo, an hour to Dad's office, alright!!!