The countdown days to a vacation always seem so great! The excitement of what is to come and the anxiety of what to all pack. Packing is always an issue for me, especially when you are a little unsure of what exactly the weather may hold and when you don't have a set itinerary of plans so you don't know how many dressy outfits and casual outfits you will need. The days leading up to our trip Dan was jumping around the house already that Monday asking when I was going to start packing. I finally started packing the kids on Wednesday night. Dan was all packed by bedtime Wednesday. I packed my suitcase on Thursday night. Friday night I spent unpacking the entire kids suitcase and mine and re-packed them. Ugh! My suitcase which I was attempting to eliminate clothes from really ending up being more of a swapping of clothes. We had an 8:30 am flight out of DIA on Saturday morning which meant we had to get up and get moving early. Dan ended up waking up at 3:30 am and I got up shortly after because of all his hustling and bustling around. By the time we left I think he probably drank 2 pots of coffee. The kids were so excited when we woke them up that morning - Is it time to go?! They did great at the airport and everything went smoothly checking our bags and car seats at curbside and going through security. We stopped by McDonald's for breakfast and to kill some time.
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| Katelynn at the airport |
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| Junior at the airport |
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| Mom playing games on her phone. |
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| Katelynn playing games on the Ipod. |
My mom had purchased us the Classic ticket on Frontier airlines so we each had the luxury of watching our own show on the flight. The kids did great on the flight. Katelynn was thrilled to have her headphones and cartoons and Junior just thought everything was great. The flight attendants on our flight were just awesome with the kids stopping by and checking on them and talking with them. I'm sure most of you are aware that I don't fly well and during the flight both of my kids had to use the restroom and I had to take them. Its hard enough for me to get my butt in the seat and not freak out, but getting up and walking in the isle just about throws me over the edge! I held my cool, but it took a lot out of me.
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| Junior so happy on the flight. |
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| Katelynn with her earphones. |
We arrived in Palm Springs at 9:30 am. As we walked through the airport we realized that we were outside! It was so nice out and unbelievable. There was a little park outside between the gates and the baggage claim so we took a quick break to enjoy the immediate sunshine and warmth and take it all in.
We got our rental car with no issues and our bags and we were off to our rental house with the help of Mapquest and my Iphone!
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