I took a little adventure on Saturday and drove 7 hours with the babes to see friends & family.

Yes. Drove. In the car. Just me.  And 3 babes, 2 years old and under.

Fun.

In all honesty, not that bad…I had pretty much thought out how the drive needed to play out and had a few contingency plans, but all in all, it went off without a hitch!

But I think I really have Dora and all her friends to thank for that.

Now I’m not a big DVD in the car kinda girl.  In fact I loved a comment I heard a mom friend say one time, “I know, such a bummer that the DVD doesn’t work unless we are 100 miles from home…”

But when you are 100 miles from home, it’s pretty handy!

I picked up this DVD a few days before we left. But had NO IDEA it would be as helpful as it was!!  I liked it because it was a mix shows, Dora, Diego, Yo Gabba Gabba, Wonder Pets, Ni Hao Kai-Lan, and Blues Clues (not my fave, but all the others are good ones.)  My thought was, it had a good mix of the shows they like to watch at home, good variety and might keep their attention a little longer than normal.  And the fact that all the shows were focuses on teaching being “Green”. (Makes you feel good, like eating lettuce with your cheeseburger. Or milk with your chocolate cake….)

Wow!  Was that a good call!

Addie (2) was pretty much glued to it.

Hayden (1) could watch every other episode, but then needed to be entertained.  And then she would glue back in for another episode.

The DVD was such a hit, that yesterday when I popped it into my laptop, all the kids glued themselves again to watching Dora.  Which was kinda nice to get a breather for a bit….you know, after drawing pictures, and playing in the water & the sprinklers, riding on scooters and jumping in the bounce house….

And the adults weren’t going to complain one bit about that.

Quiet. If only for a few minutes.

Thank you Dora!  You and your friends are welcome in my car and on my laptop anytime!

(Disclosure: Nick Jr has no idea who I am ~ but this DVD saved my sanity on a 7 hour drive, which makes it a favorite I needed to share.)