Overall, the trip was a success. I was nervous for many reasons. We decided, well, I decided that we were going to fly. It is a 6 hour trip by car normally and with 2 little ones and a tight backseat, I wasn't so sure that was the best idea. A flight is only a hour and a half. It was Ava and Noah's first flights. To my surprise, they did really good. Ava LOVED it. Noah slept the first half and just hung out the second half. I had been getting Ava excited about the trip for the week before we went. I kept telling her we could have M&M's and watch Dora. She didn't ask for either when we were on the plane, she just loved playing with the tray table and looking out the window. We also let her have her paci the entire flight, so I think she just loved being able to have it without being in bed. When we landed she said, "That was awesome!"
Once we arrived, we got our car rental and were off to grandma Nini's house. The sleeping situation was the other thing that I was nervous about. We ended up sleeping in 2 rooms. Ava and I in one room sharing a bed and Mike and Noah in the pac 'n' play in the other room. Let me tell you, my little Ava is a mover at night. It is interesting to see how she REALLY sleeps having to share a bed with her. She snuggled up against me most of the night and I woke up with her feet on my stomach. By the 3rd night, Mike and I switched (which I will get into later as to why).
We got the kids fed, napped and headed over to grandpa Mike and grandma Ellen's house for a family BBQ. We had a lot of fun hanging out with the family. Ava loved playing on their stairs. These were the only pictures we got because I am horrible with taking pictures (and usually because I am holding Noah).
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| Left to Right: Grandpa Mike, Mike Grudt and Noah and I |
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