Where did the month go?

May has flown by. That's my only excuse for not keeping up with this. I've had a ton to write about just no energy by the end of the day. May has been jammed packed with going to the Science museum (they have a baby/toddler section) where the kids saw their first Imax (Dolphins) to visiting with family to squadron & MOMS group activities. We also hit a milestone this month... 50% done with this deployment!! All down hill from here. The second half always seems to go faster than the first. Well the first half of this deployment flew by, the second half should be a world-wind. I know it will be. The next few months will be like May, packed with things to do that their will be no time to think about time. The kids & I are getting packed up to go back East to visit family & friends in a few days. Which has led to writing this blog. First excitement is the surprise I have for Tootie. I got him a rolling Thomas the Tank Engine book bag. I filled it up with goodies for the plane ride. I'm not giving it to him until we get to the airport. My second excitement are these fabulous space bags I got from the Container store. They are currently having a travel sale. I bought 2 sets of the carry on size bags and 2 sets of the suitcase size bags.

I fit the kids clothes into the 4 carry on size bags. I didn't think about writing down what all I fit in there, but it was a lot. I was trying to limit us to a week and a half of clothes plus pj's & other necessities. I ended up packing more than that. What can I say??! It's hard to choose & limited the number of cute little girl dresses. That's up there with trying to limit which shoes I am bringing! It wasn't until I started packing my bags that I was taking note what I fit into the suitcase size bags. I used 3 of the 4 so far. One of them was used in the kids suitcase. That one has a sleeping bag, 2 blankets & a thin baby blanket. This is what's all going in the kids suitcase; which is the size of a carry-on.

That's 4 carry-on size space bags, 1 suitcase size space bag, 2 - 1 gallon ziploc bags with room to spare!! Feel'n my excitement yet?? Oh it gets better! Here's my suitcase so far. It's only packed with clothes - yes all clothes & yet there is still a ton room left. Two suitcase size bags & 2 - 1 gallon ziploc bags. The first photo is just of 1 suitcase space bag & how much room it doesn't take up.




suitcase size bag #1: 2 dress shirts, 5 casual shirts, 4 t-shirts, 4 tank tops, 1 cardigan, 1 cover up sun dress, 1 pair of pj's (top & pant bottoms).
suitcase size bag #2: 2 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pair of capri jeans, 1 pair of lounge pants, 1 sun dress, 1 bathing suit set, with a little more room to spare!!
There is a "do not fill past this line" note on the bag, so I know I didn't over pack them.
Back to my packing....