Willem took the flight attendants words seriously when she told us to study up in case of an emergency. Willem was quite pleased as this was the first flight where he had his own seat and got to bring his carseat. He loved the built in cup holder. Grandma was on the flight with us as well for this first venture out with the kids outnumbering Mom and all went well. Willem who had been talking about going on this trip for over a month and was so excited about the flight, announced "I'm all done with this plane" before we had even taken off. Still, he was quite patient during the flight and entertained himself nicely.
This was Ellie's 1st plane flight and she was an excellent traveler. She didn't sleep a ton but she cuddled with Mom, nursed and observed her brother. We were lucky and had an extra seat next to us, so she even was able to stretch out a bit. Thank goodness for Southwest Airlines!!
We went retro with Ellie's bed of choice for the trip. After years of hearing stories about my aunts and uncles sleeping in dresser drawers and so forth while traveling, we got innovative and made her a cozy suitcase bed. Big brother was in the pack n' play and she's moving enough I didn't want to leave her on the bed unattended. She seemed to feel cozy and it was fun to see people's reactions as Willem would tell our friends and family how his sister sleeps in a suitcase.
Ellie relaxing with Grandma Rose.
With two kiddos, the picture taking has gone downhill, other things that happened on our trip:
-As always Willem was in love with the trampoline, could not bounce enough
-We all met baby Allie for the first time, Beth and Jon's daughter. We laid her and Ellie side by side and they cooed at each other and held hands.
-We went through a lot of Julie and I's childhood toys and schoolwork as Grandma is preparing to make her move out to Arizona. I'm excited to read Willem and Ellie some of my favorite childhood books. Ellie was a big helper, laying on her playmat or in her bouncy chair.
-Sleeping was rough, especially with Ellie, being away from home so one morning Grandma tried to take Willem to Lone Elk Park to show him the animals and let us sleep in. I heard the door close and then I heard the car alarm went off. Apparently the car battery had gone dead due to a light being left on. So Willem was able to witness the car being jump started and to do this day, anytime we hear a car honk he asks, "Mommy, did their car battery die?". At least once a day we talk about the time that Grandma's car battery went down.
We had a wonderful trip but were excited to get home to Daddy. Flight home started out with a delay and I quickly learned that flying at night with a 2 year old does not equal them sleeping and me reading a magazine. Yes, I was the Mom who the flight attendant and another family at the front of the plane were trying to help so that there wasn't a told mob from the noise we were making. But hey, we made it home in one piece and we can survive anything for a few hours.
Next flight we are bringing drink coupons for our fellow passengers:)
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