Last weekend was our first family vacation (just the three of us, that is!).  For our 7th anniversary Brendan took us to the Red Caboose Motel in Strasburg, PA.  This was Finn’s 2nd official road trip and he did wonderfully!  We left on Friday around 3 p.m. just as a big rain storm was coming in!  Needless to say, traffic was terrible and it took us much longer than expected!  Finn only had one major meltdown, but once he was done he was in a great mood.  In perfect Finn fashion he fell asleep just as we were getting into Strasburg!  We decided to stop at Ruby Tuesday for dinner and therefore had to wake him up.  We arrived at the hotel to find that we had been upgraded to a larger caboose!  The main room had a double bed, TV, vanity w/sink, a mini fridge and a microwave.  The second bedroom was just a bed, TV and nightstand.  We set Finn up in the second room hoping he would sleep all night by himself, at least.  I wasn’t feeling well, so I took some Alka Seltzer nighttime and Brendan took care of the kid.  He ended up in the bed with Finn!  I woke up well rested and ready to have fun!  We had breakfast in the motel restaurant which is an old train dining car.  Much to my surprise halfway into our meal the car began to shake, as if we were really going down the tracks!  I thought it was an earthquake and asked Brendan what the heck was going on!  After breakfast we headed to the outlets for a little shopping.  We took Finn on his first train ride, also!  He had no idea we were on a train, all he knew was that we were moving and he didn’t have to be strapped into his car seat!  He enjoyed looking out the window at the trees and people we passed.

We left after breakfast Sunday morning and within 30-45 minutes of driving Finn was fast asleep and stayed asleep almost the whole way home!  I am sure that having his new car seat helped with his mood and I’m a little more hopeful for our next road trip!

All ready for my trip!

This is so cool!