Travel Traditions

This is what I might pack on a trip with my dad or family:
-a notebook, multi-colored sharpies
-bird field guide, binoculars
-a knitting project
-a book
-an MP3 player with Laura Ingals Wilder audio books
-earrings, hairthings
-my journal
-rubik's cube
This is what a family trip looks like:
The day before we pack clothes, food and occupations. On the morning of departure we get up early and scurry around doing chores and finishing packing and eating breakfast. Then finally we get everything loaded up and everybody in the van. I like it when we first get on the road, the excitement of starting a trip.
Then we take a few minutes to be quiet and Dad prays for a safe journey.
My big brother (Avery) and I sit in the back seat all cozy with pillows and read or talk and goof off or listen to something for a long time. Bennet and Laurel (little siblings) pretty much do the same thing in the middle seat. Mom and Dad talk or listen to something also. When we've been driving a long time Mom hands back snacks or lunch. We make some rest stops (and sometimes a DQ stop, but don't tell anyone :-) When we go on family trips we don't go farther than 5 hrs because we're usually going to visit some grandparents. We get to their place mid-afternoon and hang out for an over-night. On the way back we pretty much do the same thing. We usually make our DQ stop on the way home, not on the way there.
Trips with just Dad and certain sibling are extra special since he can give us his full attention (and because it's really likely we'll make a treat stop :-). We each get our own turns.