An Empty Seat

Hey Y'all!

We are here in Red Lodge, MT for the week visiting Justin's parents. Sunday morning we left our house as organized as we could possibly be for traveling with our little one. It's comical really...how early I started gathering toys, thinking about snacks, etc. With our prepared carry-ons and all the little (or big) items needed for Noah we loaded up into the car and headed down to the Oakland Airport. We won't go into details, but this Mamma was NOT feeling good (head cold). I was determined to have a fun beginning to our trip though :) He didn't sleep on the way to the airport since it was just after wake-up time, which meant he didn't get his first nap, but the airport was a great distraction. He arrived in style with the GoGo Roller and did great all through the ride, check-in, and security. He has learned that the term "all done" does not just apply to meal time ;) He says it when he wants to get out of the car seat, when he wants to get out of the swing... and the airport stroller was no exception. He wasn't too loud, but he did say "all done" many times to get out of his make-shift airport stroller. Once we made it through the gate he had free range to explore and watch airplanes.

All in all this trip went off without a hitch!

Remember, we are pretending that my head wasn't pounding...

Our flight was on time AND there were empty seats on our flight!!! This meant that Noah had his own seat right next to us. For the first hour of the flight he was completely enthralled with playing with the seat, eating his snack, and playing with the magna doodle. I literally could have read a book-crazy! He LOVES the magna doodle and I waited until the airplane to introduce him to his own. It worked like a charm! For the second hour we gave him some of the other new toys we bought and by the end of the flight he could barely keep his eyes open. We got off the plane, saw Opa right away, and our bags even came super quick. The little mister was asleep in the car within seconds and slept the whole drive home.

I am so thankful for the uneventful flight, safe travels, and the empty seat!

All our efforts led to this beautiful view :)