Missouri Bound

We made it to Missouri!!! This past weekend I really wasn't sure that we were going to get to go on our scheduled day or even at all. Thank God, Lexie made a full and speedy recovery from her tonsillitis.

Since I wasn't sure that we were going to get to go I literally was packing up until the very last minute. Luckily, the kids are out of the baby stage so traveling is way easier. Our flight left at 1:30 Wednesday morning so I didn't exactly push for the kids to go to bed. They stayed up playing with daddy while I closed out several Pampered Chef shows and finished packing.

One thing I absolutely love about the Fairbanks airport is the size. It only has 6 gates!! We arrived at 12:15 with more than plenty of time to check our bags, get out tickets, go through security, go potty, and still have a few minutes till our plane started boarding.

The kids did absolutely amazing on our flights! They were both asleep before takeoff and slept the entire flights. We had a 6 hour layover in Seattle, which I was totally dreading, but it turned out great. We burnt up time by riding the train around to all the different gates.

I made sure that we got in the very front so the kids could look out the window. First thing Lance asked when he seen that we were at the very front was "where is the conductor?” A man in a suit was standing at the front and Lance looked at him and asked "are you the conductor?" The man explained to Lance how this type of train didn't need a conductor.

The kids made a new friend. We found an empty gate and decided it would be a nice place to play. Another mommy with a little boy joined us. The mommy and her son were German and didn't speak any English at all. Lance & Lexie started playing with him right away. They ran around playing tag. It was so cute when the little boy started talking to the kids. Lance just gave him a confused stare and Lexie said “why you talking like a baby? Talk right!” It was so hard to explain to the kids that he couldn’t understand them. They eventually got over the language barrier and began playing again. One of the cutest things was when I brought out my laptop and stayed playing Scooby doo for the kids. The little boy sat down with the kids and with huge excitement said a very long sentence to me. The only part I understood was “Scooby Doo’. It was funny. I just looked at his mom and gave her a big smile.

My sister, Julie (AKA Aunt Juju) and her husband, Justin, picked us up at the airport. We were all super excited to see Aunt Juju and Uncle Justin. We made a quick trip to Cabela’s and then to Steak & Shake before heading to my parent’s house which is over 2 hours away from the airport.

Our full day of traveling actually went by pretty fast and so smooth! We have flown tons of airlines, but I can definitely say that Alaska Airlines is hands down our favorite. We always receive the best customer service and they guarantee your bags to you within 20 minutes from parking at the gate.

Today was a nice relaxed day. The kids and I slept in till almost noon (which is just 9 for us). We ran to town to do some errands with grandma and take a couple things to grandpa at work. The kids spent the day playing outside looking for bugs and frogs. They don’t quite understand that most of the little critters are tucked away for the winter.

This evening we went to a play at my niece Haylie’s school. Lance and Lexie loved watching all the kindergarteners and 1^st graders sing the silly songs about turkeys and Thanksgiving Day.

I am so thankful for modern transportation which allows us to travel so quickly to family thousands of miles away. We can’t wait till Saturday when Daddy, Grandma Sue, Great Aunt Diane, Uncle Jason, Aunt Ashley and cousins; Amelia and Barrett, arrive!