We decided to take the kids on an overnight trip on Friday and Saturday. We had considered an amusement park but with the temperature in the high 90's we decided a water park (Point Mallard) was a better fit. The kids really enjoyed the wave pool, high dives, and water slides.
The baby did awesome, I kept him in the shade and he was a real trooper. We stayed in a hotel overnight (2 rooms of course) and on Saturday visited the Great-grandparents that live in Huntsville. The ride home got a bit hairy with over tired kids sitting too close to each other and a tantrum throwing toddler screaming from the very back . We stopped the car and rearranged the kids seating and that fixed the problem.
All in all we successfully took a trip with all 6 kids with no major run ins. It was a bit humorous to me a 1 night trip required 2 large suitcase and 1 small suitcase. And Chik fila breakfast meal for the whole family totaled close to $40.00! But this little getaway was a nice way to end the kids summer vacation.
