our last day

Friday night we joined our good friends for dinner.  The kids were all lined up and we realized this is the time of year when they are perfect age stair-steps.... and out came all the phone cameras :)

Our combined troops, ages 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2

Their family is expecting a new baby girl in just a few weeks - and sweet little girl has a looooong line of people waiting to hold her!

And then this morning Matt and I played "divide and conquer" with the last minute errands.  He got to take the kids along on his!  So I snuck in a hair cut and stopped by a few stores.... picked up a few more pairs of goggles too.  Are we the only family who goes through a lot of goggles?

It's goggle feast or famine around here - sometimes more than I can keep track of, other times we're down to just a few pairs.  Oh well.  At least they are cheap and easy to replace.

The kids are brimming with excitement.  The packing of their own personal carry-on started about sixteen seconds after they woke up!  [I had banned any carry-on packing til today - some things are best left til the last minute.]  We're planning a long afternoon of outdoor play and eager to get on the plane early tomorrow morning!