Whew...I'm glad that's over!

Was it ever hectic today! I almost missed both of my flights (from San Jose and my layover) but all is well and I made it. It seems that every time I travel with the girls I learn something new about how to do things. This time I decided I was going to check all of my bags (including my stroller and Kailee's car seat). Kailee is big enough now to ride on the seat in the airplane by herself (hallelujah!). The girls both have toddler-sized backpacks on wheels (Dora and Diego, of course)...they both pulled these through the airport on their own. The bags were loaded down with snacks, toys, and a portable DVD player (as a backup plan). Both girls were wearing footed pajamas, pulling their backpacks behind them...each also wearing "harnesses" (or what I refer to as glorified "leashes"). I was carrying the car seat (for Sophia to sit in), my purse, and a "diaper bag" containing all of the last minute miscellaneous stuff that didn't fit anywhere else.



Let me just say that on the return trip I will check both car seats and all luggage. I will just say a lot of prayers that Sophia will actually sit in her seat the whole time without making too much of a disturbance. That car seat got heavy!! I needed to pick Sophia up and run a couple times but couldn't because of the seat. I also don't think I will bring a purse. I am pretty sure I can fit all of my "stuff" in one of the girls' bags. :)

Anyway...we made it safely to find out that my friend, Christina, had a beautiful, healthy 9 lb 4 oz baby girl today! YAY! She just had to come AFTER I left. haha. I guess I will just have to wait a couple weeks to see her.

Now I am sitting in the dark and both girls are still up. They had a looonnnggg day. We got them up at 4 a.m. and all though they took naps, they weren't very long, and they are wired. They are both laying on the floor beside my bed on an air mattress. Kailee insisted that she wanted to lay with Sophia. They keep giggling and laughing at one another and I feel like my mother saying "girls! Stop it and go to sleep. " haha. I feel old!

It is hot here. It is supposed to be in the 90's tomorrow. Ugh. Wish me luck with the handling of the heat and humidity; Monterey has spoiled me.

I'm off to sleep in hopes that the girls will decide that they, too, would like to do the same sometime before 1 a.m.

Thanks for all of the "safe/low stress travel" prayers!

Big trip to KS

The girls and I are headed to KS for 10 days starting this coming Sunday. I'm not really worried about the traveling this time around (like I have been in the past) but more so the time change/jet lag for the girls. Do I let them stay up until 9 p.m. KS time in order to stay on track? Do I put them to bed at the regular time of 7:30? How many days will it take to adjust? I'm guessing we will do what we always do and just play it by ear. This is definitely one of those times I am glad I am not the type of person who keeps the girls on a regular "schedule".

I have almost all of the laundry done and now I just have to figure out how to get this stroller into it's travel bag. I don't understand how a company can get the design of a stroller pretty spot on but can't make the bag just a tad bit larger to fit the stroller easier. I have been putting this off for several days -- I find that as soon as I start to try to get the stroller in the silly bag the girls decide it is time to crawl all over me and cry...really? I have zero patience some days.

It is kinda sad that I am blogging/complaining about my stroller not fitting in a bag. This world has so many bad things going on and this is what I have to complain about. God is so good. He has blessed me beyond measure. I'm just gonna shut up and go to bed now...thankful for the amazing life I have been blessed with.