A Five Hour Flight

Our big traveling day went well. Our flight wasn't until 1 pm.  That left a lot of time to pack final items and straighten up a few odds and ends. We left our house a lot nicer looking than it ever is while we are living in it! Our friend Melanie drove us to the Providence airport while another friend watched her son (he wouldn't fit with us and all of our stuff.) We were glad we left early after getting caught in a late morning traffic jam.

We survived check in and security, as those of you with small children know this can really be a huge production. We decided to strap David into his seat even though he didn't need it. We didn't want him bouncing around the plane. We were glad we bought David a ticket because William was on my lap.

William was a rock star--minimal crying. He slept most of the way. David had a little trouble with the pressure adjustments and his ears on the way up and the way down. What can you do? I happily realized that the noise of the plane was so loud anyone who wasn't sitting directly in front of or behind us probably couldn't hear much.

We met up with Grandma and Grandpa Cammack at the airport. They were flying out to Seattle and we grabbed their keys to take the car home. Suprisingly the kids did fine with the extra waiting around in the aiport--I was probably the most unhappy of the bunch! Grandma and Grandpa McLain came over for a little quick sneak peek of the baby after we got in. David and William went down early for Arizona and so did we...can't remember the last time we were all in bed by 9:30. 

Our summer adventure certainly started off well!