Unwarranted Advice

Tips for traveling:

Make sure you begin packing at least 12 hours before your flight. 

Lose half of the fun snacks that you bought a week before your trip somewhere in your kitchen (even if it's not that big of a kitchen...you're talented, you'll figure out a way).

Forget to pack your son shirts. (Feel good that you got his underwear, toothbrush, and new medicine.)

Forget tissues, even though each member of your traveling party (and I don't mean balloons-and-hats-and-streamers-and-cake party) has some kind of sinus issue at this very moment. 

Consider packing chocolate cake. Cake on this trip sounds like a good idea.

Take a deep breath and do not take your frustration out on your sweet children when your flight is delayed an hour because of mechanical problems. Remember: it is better to wait for a plane that works properly than to plummet to the ground from any height in a giant metal tube, or to blow up in said tube.

And finally, and possibly most importantly, do NOT feed your five-year-old a chocolate milkshake after 8:00pm. 

(Really finally, say a prayer with your kiddos at the end of the day, thanking God for a safe trip and the blessing of being able to visit grandparents for a whole week!)

P.S. You're welcome for the advice...