Emily's First Flight

We haven't been back to Kirkland since December because of my strict 'no fly' orders with Emily's pregnancy. I was so excited to book flights for the entire family so we would be able to spend two weeks relaxing with my family. Let me just start out that packing for a baby is TOTALLY different than packing for a toddler or an adult. You need so many things for a baby- it's incredible! I started packing two days before we left so that I could minimize the 'stress factor'. Before I knew it- we were packed and ready to go!

We needed to come up with a new 'airport strategy' now that we have four kids in tow. We brought the double stroller which held Emily and Matthew's car seat, all the kids pulled their own bag, and Damien carried the three other bags, computer bag, and diaper bag. We looked like a traveling circus but made it to the check baggage counter successfully! Just when we thought we had it all figured out, Emily blew out of her outfit twice in the terminal which thankfully- we found humorous. The biggest surprise of the whole flight was Matthew. The last time he flew was last December which would have made him just shy of two years old. Basically, he forgot what it was like to ride on an airplane and thought it was just the coolest thing . . . until he passed out for nearly the entire two hour flight. Michael and Claire were a piece of cake on the airplane (as usual) and Emily didn't make a peep either, only waking to eat once and poop out of her outfit. I was so happy when we touched down. We had made it without any issues and my family was about to meet my newest little girl!