leaving on a jet plane

this is the post i was supposed to do on friday afternoon, but never got around to doing. so, we've actually already left on the jet plane, arrived, and spent a whole day here!

we left friday afternoon, had a layover, and got in around midnight. and this little baby sure was a trooper! you'd think that she would be so exhausted that she would sleep, but no! she was happy and hyper!

if you ever find yourself on an airplane in a very confined space with a hyper, yet happy baby, here are some things that you can do to keep her entertained:

*give her a cup or two of ice, just be prepared to clean up a few water spills:

**teach her how to scale the leather seats, like a monkey:

***give her a baby wipe so she can blow her nose, and "clean" the windows, and the seats, and the tray tables:

****then, during your layover, let her run around in an attempt to wear her out so much that she will sleep on your last flight:

but, of course, in our case it didn't work. she was up until we reached grandma's house! that made for a very trying day today as we drove around for several hours looking at land with a realtor!

we made this quick trip to albuquerque, nm because mitch has a job interview on tuesday. thanks to bridget who is bravely watching our two older ones for the weekend, we were able to make the trip with only the baby!

we thought the other two would be sad that they weren't coming with us, but every morning for the last week the first thing they would say is, "how many more days until you leave? i can't wait for the party!" i guess we are they sad ones that they were so excited for us to leave!

although, nani did tell me friday morning after mitch left for work, "mommie, i almost had tears in my eyes when daddy was leaving!"

well, i guess that makes me almost feel better!