you know, because i have it all figured out…

this is when we packed to go to my mom’s for 3 days.

i use gallon-sized freezer ziplocks.  and i put two kids’ clothes per bag.  i seperate them by days, and types of clothing.  for instance…  one ziplock contains pajamas for sunday night for my 2 youngest.  it includes diapers.  so when i bathe them for the night i pull out the bag and i have all i need.  for the 2 oldest i put monday play clothes, including socks and underwear for each.  so, then, monday when we get up the boys go find the bag with their names on it and put their clothes on, they get to practice reading the days of the week and identifying letters and recognizing their names.  this helps while we’re there to stay somewhat contained, but it also helps while packing.  you know you haven’t forgotten any set of clothing for any day, because it’s all labeled.  and since they’re all so small and make so many messes! - i packed a couple of extra bags of clothes, appropriately labeled “extra play clothes” or “extra goin’ out clothes”.  the three big kids slept in the fold-up kid tent and my youngest slept in the pack-n-play.  (and no, i didn’t take my sewing machine, i just packed on my sewing table!)

packed and ready to load.

and here’s a fully packed picture just for fun!

(as a kid, i was always amazed at my dad’s packing abilities.  paying attention to him definitely paid off!)