On Saturday the girls and I are leaving to California for a vacation to see my dad and step mom. We are so excited, but I was wondering if anyone has any traveling with toddler tips that may be of benefit to me. I want to be as prepared as possible so anything that has worked for you that may help ease my airport/plane stress would be greatly apprecaited.
As some of you may know, I have been making our families bread for several months now. I think that it tastes so much better than store bought bread, plus I can make bread that is much healthier for the price than what I can buy in the store. Well, during our vacation to Idaho, my sister in law Jenny told me that she saved me a "blender" that she inherited when Aaron's Grandpa passed away. Its not really a blender. It can grind wheat, make peanut butter, make soup, shred veggies and cheese and so much more. This thing can do anything. It is called a vita mix. This one has to be at least 30 years old. It looks very retro and is very very heavy. I was a little skeptical but so grateful that Jenny was so thoughtful to save it for me when she was able to upgrade to something else for her family. (She makes at least 1/2 a dozen loaves a week, while being pregnant with her 5th baby. She's amazing!) It will make my bread making so much better because I can grind the wheat fresh from the stored wheat our family already has. Well today I was able to grind wheat for the first time and it worked great! I couldn't believe it. Anna thought it was so neat to pour the wheat in and then in 3 minutes.... we had flour! Thanks Jenny for the Vita-Mix! I know I'm getting a little excited over bread, but I don't really have any talents like my other friends, so I have to show off my semi-impressive homemade bread!
Before we left on our vacation, Aaron and I were able to go to a Tim McGraw concert. It was awesome! He sounded just as good live as he is on his CD's. He didn't look half bad either. :) Jason Aldean opened for him and was very good as well. A big thanks to Michelle for watching the girls so late for us. 
