Drew had to visit a client in Houston so he planned to go over President's Day weekend so the whole fam could go and we could visit his college roommate and his family. As the day approached I was a little nervous about how everything was going to fall into place. We are used to being able to throw everything we could ever possibly need into the van and hitting the road. My biggest concern was the carseats. I didn't think it would be a good idea to check them since they get treated so roughly but I also didn't want to lug them through the airport. Luckily we called the company we were renting our car from and they rent car seats...problem solved. We brought Andrew's booster but left the big ones at home.
Luckily the family we were going to visit has 3 little kids as well so they told us not to worry about pack n plays or other big items, just bring clothes and they had everything else. Now that's the way to travel with kids! I packed a backpack full of goodies for each of the kids and Drew and I brought our computers so they could watch movies. I was most worried about keeping Molly entertained since she won't sit and watch a movie. I packed lots of stickers and snacks and other random things to keep her occupied.
The big day finally arrived! We woke up and loaded everything into the car then drove to my parent's house so my dad could drive us to airport. Thanks for saving us from the hassle and money of the airport parking dad! We unloaded ALL of the bags and checked everything at the curb except for the backpacks and computers. 7 checked items in all! It felt so good to get rid of the big bags.
Then we had the adventure of going through security. The boys thought it was so cool that they had to take their shoes off and put their backpacks in the bin. All of our bags made it through with no problems and so did we! One more thing out of the way! Now it was time to sit and wait for our flight. The kids LOVED sitting at the window watching the planes come and go and all the bags being loaded and unloaded. Time went by pretty quickly and we were in the first group to board the plane which worked out perfectly so we could all sit by each other.
Drew sat in the same row as the boys and I sat in the aisle in the row next to them with Molly. To my wonderful surprise Molly fell asleep during take off and didn't wake up until landing!!! Thank you Molly!
We got our baggage and hopped on a shuttle to the rental car place. We had to wait a while for our mini van because it was pretty crowded. The kids enjoyed running around (Molly's favorite game was trying to run into the street, she thought it was hilarious) and drink water out of the paper cone shaped cups from the water jug. We finally got our van and car seats. Drew's friend Rob picked him up and I headed out to The Woodlands with the kids. It was about an hour drive and the boys both fell asleep for a little bit. Luckily Drew packed his GPS so getting to their house wasn't a problem.
More to come...
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