lets start from the beginning...I flew alone with the kids for the first time. I had more snacks then you could even imagine. I always worry about the kids getting hungry. Clearly, they dont starve. But hungry kids dont make for happy kids :) We got there early so they could run around the airport and get out all of their energy before the 3.5 hour flight. Thankfully the flight wasnt full. We had 3 seats to ourselves which was a HUGE blessing. Owen and Hannah could move around, sit on the floor, sit on the arm rests, you know all the things kids do while trapped on airplanes. I assumed Owen would nap for most of it...I was dead wrong. Neither of them slept. We had three trips to the bathroom and thankfully the nice women around us helped me with Owen while I took H to the bathroom... I mean really, where could they go with him? :) But we made it and it felt so good to be home!!
I forgot I scheduled ENT appointments early Wednesday morning so I took the kids to get their ears checked then I took Hannah to my moms school. That really is Hannah's happy place. She LOVES being there. She even did some of the kindergartners work!
Thursday I drove the kids to meet Jeremy's family so they could spend some time with the kids while we were in town. Its nice that it works out so we can do that. They celebrated Nana's birthday too!
As soon as I got back in town I went to see my sweet friend Kate and hold her sweet baby girl Avery for as long as I possibly could!! :) I sure do love some newborns!!
That night my mom and I did the thing we miss on a daily basis. Shopping, grabbing dinner, pedicures, it was GREAT mother/daughter time!!
Friday the wedding festivities began! We had brunch at one of my favorite Louisville restaurants, The Village Anchor- then a couple hours to rest and then headed to the rehearsal dinner. It was such a fun day!
That afternoon Jeremys mom brought the kids back to my parents house and my mom invited Jeremy's niece Jacey to stay and spend more time with the kids- they all enjoyed it!!
After a very quick trip we boarded another plane at 6:45 in the morning and THANKFULLY the kids fell right asleep. Hannahd and my mom slept for 2.5 hours and Owen slept for probably just over two hours. We stopped in Phoenix and boarded another short plane ride home. That whole day and night was basically spent unpacking and re-packing for California the next day!
We had planned on driving to California and then we were going to have Jeremy fly to meet us and then we would all drive back to LV together. When I went to book his ticket I saw that tickets were $59! Such a no brainer- it was easier and probably cheaper to just have the 4 of us fly and have Jeremy meet us. Maybe not cheaper- but WAY easier!! By this time we were all sick of airports and airplanes but so worth it. A 50 minute flight literally feels like nothing by the time they bring you a drink. It wasnt a full flight so after Hannah and Owen were picking at eachother and bugging eachother (too much time on an airplane!) my mom and Hannah moved to their own row and it was easy from there. We landed in California for our next leg of the trip!
Saturday we did a little shopping and we were going to leave that afternoon but they had an extra ticket to the UCLA game which is played in the Rose Bowl and Jeremy really wanted to go. It was worth staying one more night and getting up super early on Sunday so my mom could be back in time to re-pack and fly home. He had a great time and Im so glad he was able to go!!
Its always hard saying goodbye. Like my mom said, If there wasnt so much love, it wouldnt hurt so bad. Even Hannah was pretty emotional when my mom left which really had me crying. She's starting to understand when people leave. She does great getting back into her routine though. It was a great trip- short, sweet but filled with memories!!
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