Last Wednesday Jade and I prepared to leave to go visit our good friend , Jenny, in Dallas , TX. Since Papa Bear was out in D.C. taking over the world, Jade and I decided to arrive over two hours early to our flight...to make sure we didn't miss it.
To our dismay, but not discouragement, our flight was then delayed an hour. So we got lunch. Once on the plane we sat on the runway for an hour until being told there was something wrong with the plane. So we came back to the gate. At the gate, we sat for an hour while they tried to see if they could fix it for us. Needless to say our connecting flight would be missed. This was very discouraging. Sitting on a non-moving plane for two hours after sitting in an airport for over three...with a small baby, is tough stuff.
We got off the plane and were told to go to another with the same destination. However, that flight was nearly booked full...so Jade and I didn't get a seat. Options: they could send us to Chicago and we could stay over night there and get a flight sometime in the morning to Dallas, we could go to Baltimore and do the same thing, Denver and do the same thing...or we could take a red eye at 11:40am and make it into Dallas at 5am. "We'll take that!" I said. The optimist that I am.
By 6pm Jade was asleep in her stroller and I was walking up and down the airport trying to pass the time. At 10p.m. the voice on the loudspeaker told all passagers leaving on the 11:40pm flight to go the ticket counter. I ran to the ticket counter praying that we were leaving early and they just wanted to make sure we were all cool with that. Nope. Delayed. What was I thinking? So I did what any sensible mom with an overly tired baby and a simple destination would do. I started crying. lol! So, they rebooked us, same time, different airline. Thank the LORD! Jade slept and I prayed my body wouldn't move so as not to wake her. We arrived in Dallas at 5am. Nice. I was beat.
To make things even more glorious they had all my bags but no baby seat. And since I switched airlines there were all these stupid requirements that meant the airline that lost my bags couldn't help me. The airline that never touched or saw my bag is who I had to file a claim report with and wouldn't you know, they had no extra baby seats I could borrow. So I went back and yelled at the airline who lost my baby seat and with the help of a sad baby, a sad mom, and a very tired friend...they finally agreed to break the rules.
This is a pic of me and Jade after a long day at the airport, a red eye flight, and two extra hours at the destination airport fighting to get a baby seat. Fun stuff:)
After a few hours of sleep we all left to go visit Jenny's school to see where she goes and let her have a quick meeting. Then it was off to get pampered. Pedicures all around. Well, Jade didn't get one, but she sat on my lap and enjoyed watching them give one to mommy. After a long day and night on my feet I really needed that pedicure!
I didn't take lots of pics of all the fun things we did, but here is Jade and her new best friend.
Jenny has three doggies at her house. Jade LOVED it! She laughed and laughed at them and let them lick her face and hands.
In the mornings their old cat CIB (cat in black) would wonder in and Jade would forget about breakfast to play with CIB.
Jenny and Jade, new best friends.
Here we all are at the comedy club where a group called "Four day weekend" performed. SO funny!
We shopped, played, watched movies, ate out, ate in, went to church, played some more. All the while having a fabulous time. But all good things must come to an end. I was nervous when Monday morning rolled around and we had to get back on a plane, what drama would we have this time?
I am happy to report: None whatsoever! Here is Jade happy as a clam playing at the airport playground. She is quite the driver in a non-moving car...and proud of it.
Goodbye Jenny, see you next time!
Here she is with her party friends and their party hats. I think she is sticking her tongue out at Li
And here she is with her first taste of cake. "Yum"
And again "not bad mom"
and again "this stuff is really good!"
and again "what? what's with the plate, it gets in my way of eating...away with the plate!"
and the end "alright! That was fun!"
"Can I have some more icing please?"
On Tuesday Jade had her birthday, we didn't do much except let her open some gifts, here she is with gifts from Grandma Bechtle!
When the girls finally arrived, they were starving. So Jade and I took them to Red Robin in Seattle. That made them very happy.
Jade was pretty happy they were here too. She snacked on our fries and PB&J...yum!
Friday, bright and early, I went to the oral surgeon to have all four wisdom teeth removed. Here is an amazing photo of me all nice and drugged up. Apparently I asked for a picture to be taken. Jonathan said I was very giggly...not sure why.
Today I was feeling better so we girlies headed to the mall to do some shopping. I got Li a cute little dress and Jo some cute pants. That was fun. We couldn't stay out to long cause I started feeling loopy.
Tomorrow we celebrate Jade's birthday for real, with a cake and everything. Hurray!
I forgot to charge the battery in my camera, so I only got a few pics of our bowling party last night. Here is JB, Sarah and Pat. They where the winning team!
here is JB, after shooting...he didn't know I was gonna take his pic.
And here is a super, good looking couple I saw at the bowling alley and begged to take their picture:)
Last year we went bowling for JB's birthday. We had so much fun, we are gonna go this year too. Anyone want to join us? Give me a call:)
This is a pic of me and Jade after a long day at the airport, a red eye flight, and two extra hours at the destination airport fighting to get a baby seat. Fun stuff:)
Jenny has three doggies at her house. Jade LOVED it! She laughed and laughed at them and let them lick her face and hands.
In the mornings their old cat CIB (cat in black) would wonder in and Jade would forget about breakfast to play with CIB.
Jenny and Jade, new best friends.
Here we all are at the comedy club where a group called "Four day weekend" performed. SO funny!
We shopped, played, watched movies, ate out, ate in, went to church, played some more. All the while having a fabulous time. But all good things must come to an end. I was nervous when Monday morning rolled around and we had to get back on a plane, what drama would we have this time?
Goodbye Jenny, see you next time!
Once in CA and at our hotel Jade and I suited up and headed for the pool. Jade wasn't to sure what to think of the water at first.
But after a little bit she warmed up and even kicked her legs and did a little splashing around.
Here is Devin, Chris, Jo, Chris and JB chilling by the pool
Devin, Nic, CJ, Li, Chris and that is Anthony's stripped shirt:)
Hurray for a fun time in the pool. It may have been a long drive, but it was worth it! Hopefully...more pictures to come!
