Christine got home from science camp on June 29th the next night, a few hours before bedtime Booth called Christine and Hank into the living room.
"Mom and I are going to take both of you on vacation…"
"Where?"
Brennan handed Christine her IPad with a picture of the beach house on the screen. "I wanna see!" Christine sighed and handed over the IPad. We're going to North Carolina to see Uncle Russ and Aunt Amy and Hayley and Emma. We're all going to stay in that beach house for a month. Grandpa is coming with us. Hodgins, Angela, and Michael Vincent are going to meet us there and spend three weeks with us." After that we're going to spend a few days back here then we're going to spend a week at the lake."
"Yea!" Booth and Brennan smiled at each other.
"When do we go?"
"We're leaving tomorrow…" Booth reached behind him and picked up two huge duffel bags, he handed one to Christine and the other to Hank. "Go pack whatever toys, books and games you want to take with you. Mom already packed your clothes. I've got extra batteries. Leave the bags in your rooms, I'll get them when I tuck you in."
"Okay." Christine and Hank ran off, the bags dragging behind them.
Booth took Brennan's hand, "Do you think they're excited?"
"Yes, but to be honest so am I."
Booth chuckled and kissed Brennan's forehead, "me too."
It took a little bit longer to settle the kids down and get them in bed, Booth came back from tucking them in and sat down next to Brennan. "They're not going to sleep tonight."
"Maybe we should have waited to tell them or told them earlier so some of their excitement wore off before they went to bed…"
"Nah, we've got a long drive ahead of us they can sleep in the car. I can't believe Max asked to ride with us."
"I know. I got him a few pairs of earplugs today when I was getting a few last minute things."
Booth laughed, "Good call. I got the portable DVD player and a lot of their favorite movies. Christine packed a lot of books and her iPod."
"That's good. I got Hank new activity books and a big box of crayons. I downloaded some new audiobooks for him on my old tablet. Plus a few games I think he'll like. "
"He'll like that. I think he packed every truck and car he has."
"Did they pack games to play with Michael Vincent and Hayley and Emma?"
"Christine packed some, but we should grab some more and ones for adults. " Booth went over the game cabinet and started looking through it. "Did you get road trip snacks, Bones?"
"Yes, I got healthy snacks and some of the junk food items you requested as a treat."
"Thank you, Bones."
"You're welcome, Booth."
Early the next morning Brennan went into Christine's room to wake her up. "Christine, it's time to get up so we can go on our vacation."
"No I don't want to." Christine pulled her blanket up.
Brennan smiled, "I know it's early and you're very tired but you can sleep in the car we have a long drive ahead. Just go to the bathroom, brush your teeth and get dressed. We'll get breakfast later."
"Okay."
Twenty minutes later Christine and Hank were sitting on the couch dressed in loose fitting t-shirts and shorts sound asleep.
"Bones, I'm going to go put our coffee, the snacks and cooler in the car then I'll come back and get Christine. You can carry Hank. Then we'll pick up Max."
"Okay." Brennan quietly snapped a picture of the two sleeping kids. Forty minutes later Booth, Brennan, Christine, Hank, and Max were on their way to North Carolina.
