they were SO good on the plane, i was SO proud of them... they slept, ate snacks, colored, and watched movies the entire time (
did enjoy going potty on the plane a little too much.... a few trips to the bathroom without even going tinkles! and i have to say that i got pretty good at changing diapers in that TINY room!) we didn't have any major meltdowns, no ear pressure problems, time went by fairly quickly.... like i said, beyond my expectations!
adam and i watching a movie while
blake slept....
no pictures in between flights, no time, we barely made our connection... we were the last ones on the plane. by the time we landed in
dallas it was almost midnight London time, everything went smoothly we just had a short layover....luckily no bags were lost, no kids were lost, the drug sniffing dog didn't find anything, and the customs people didn't ask us any questions.
as soon as we got settled on the plane blake pretty much passed out and looked like this the entire flight: (what a champ!)
on the other hand this crazy boy was awake until about an hour before we landed!
the 4 hour flight from dallas to seattle seemed like a puddle jump.... we could hardly wait to get off the plane, we practically ran to baggage claim so we could see everyone. i think we all cried a little when we saw each other again, it was so nice to be home! (i know my sister and mom took some pictures... i'll have to get them and add them later)
we grabbed all our bags, which happened to be the first ones out probably because they were the last ones on the plane... but none were lost (that was definitely a miracle)! pa brought his truck per request from blake... he had been talking for weeks about riding with pa in his truck, which actually worked out great because we wouldn't have been able to fit us and all the luggage in the van!
i can't even tell you how good it felt to walk in our front door... when blake saw our red house he had the BIGGEST smile on his face and was SO excited! my parents were amazing and set up all our beds, filled our fridge and cupboards, and had fresh baked cookies waiting!
we were truly blessed to have the opportunity to live in London, we had the most amazing time, and were a little sad to see our time come to an end.... we made lifelong friends and memories!
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE HOME!!
where does the time go? i can hardly believe that my baby boy is 4 and in preschool! he has been waiting for this day for months, and was so excited to finally get to go to school. he put on his backpack and let me take some pictures before he decided that he didn't want to take it since there was nothing in it. duh mom.
this is camdin, blake's BFF......another reason blake was so excited to start school. here they are right before going in.
we went in, got to check out his cubby, and get his name tag.
this is his spot, right across from Camdin (we'll see how long that lasts :) and right behind his other good friend Ella. they started painting right away, and he hardly even looked up to say goodbye to me. i started getting a little teary eyed, so it was a perfect time to leave!
