Prepared

We are going on a trip (Beaver Creek, CO.  Karl's work wanted him to go.  The kids and I wanted to go, too) tomorrow.  Yep, still packing.  

So, before the kids went to bed, I asked (told, demanded, bossed, whatever) them to put a few toys and books in a bag for the trip.  I opened them up to do a little editing and this is what they came up with:

 

Samuel's essentials:

1 Leapster 

3 Leapster games (he used to have 5.  Must not sweat the small, kind of expensive stuff, right?)

1 Rocket ship

6 Cars

1 Camera

2 capes

1 half gone sheet of stickers

1 Speed Racer coloring book

1 black crayola marker (no frills, huh?  Why do I think that is so freaking funny?)

1 woobie

1 (precious, he made it for us for Christmas but won't let us have it) handprint framed in macaroni

1 baggie full of tiny plastic weapons

1 bicycle bell

1 pair of goggles

1 set of fake car keys that keeps making car noises ever time the bag is bumped

2 DVDs (please don't lose them on the trip, they are from the library.  Note:  I had to talk him out of the Megatron fighter guys Robot things or whatever testosterone movies.)

He also called me in his room three hours after he had been asleep and let me know that he needed a flashlight.  "Right now or for the trip?"  "For the trip." Check. 

 

These are Eva's essentials:

1 (giant. Like 10 lbs) Treasury of Bedtime Stories book (that got edited out)

4 other (much lighter) books

2 DVDs 

1 camera

2 flashlights (1 with batteries, 1 without....?)

1 Nintendo DS 

1 diary with a lock

1 pencil

1 4 color pen

1 pair of goggles

3 Polly Pockets 

1 Bitty Baby named Maren

1 suitcase that holds Maren's stuff (but was empty, huh?  Edit)

1 silver slipper.  It's Maren's.  Just one?

1 set of pajamas for Maren

1 big teddy bear

1 orange toothbrush

So prepared.  How would it be to have that be all you had to worry about?