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This past week the kids and I traveled up to Kansas City to see family. It was a long trip up and back but we made it. It was good to get away from the every day ups and downs and just do a little of nothing.

Mike couldn't go as he was working but we are used to traveling alone. We took this picture above before we left for KC. Usually when we travel I try to either buy shirts that are alike or we make traveling shirts. I really wanted pink shirts this time but knew the boys wouldn't be thrilled with pink. So we compromised and the boys wore black and the girls, me included, wore pink. I decided to number the kids as well. It was super cute! What the picture doesn't show is the fronts of the shirts. Each shirt had something different and unique to the child's personality. It's a way for us to look alike but still maintain our individuality. I love our traveling shirts, the kids do too. Mike's normally not a big fan but he loved these ones and is willing to wear one should we go to the beach this summer!

You may notice that there are 10 kids instead of 9. We decided that since Alex is living with us she gets to be a full fledged member of the family and thus got a traveling shirt too! She loved it so much and was so happy to be included. She refers to the kids as her brothers and sisters and just loves being here with us. We love having her and are happy to include her in our family!

We are home now and so happy to be here. It's always nice to go visit family but it sure is wonderful when you pull back into your own driveway. After 13 hours of driving I was beat but Caroline cried when we pulled up to our house. She said, "But I want to go bye-bye!" I guess the driving wasn't too hard on her although I would think sitting in a carseat for 13 hours can't be too comfortable. I guess she really loves traveling though and I suppose that's a good thing for us.

As much as I love to go to other places the best place in the world is my home. It never ceases to amaze me just how much I love it here and how special it is to me. It was nice to go but even nicer to come home. As Dorothy said so many years ago, "There's no place like home!"