I'm proud to say that Abigail did wonderful on her first airplane rides! I was a little nervous because she's not the biggest fan of the car. She handled the flights really well, and the crews really worked with me on the flights by moving us to the rear of the planes so we would have more room. I was also very excited to finally see Austin after not seeing him for five days. I missed him like crazy.
The Friday after we got into town my Mom and I took the kids to the mall and went to the Build a Bear Workshop. Austin made a Superman Bear and Abigail made a Fairy Bunny. They turned out so cute. When I asked Austin what he wanted to name his bear, he blurted out "Pokey" before even thinking about it. After stuffing Pokey he needed a bath. Austin had a blast giving him a bath. Apparently Pokey also needed a lunch before checking out, so he left the store with a sandwich, chips and a cookie in his lunch box.
On Sunday after we got there, which also happened to be my birthday, we had a BBQ at my parents house. We got to see a lot of family and some really good friends. It turned out to be a great day. It was so good to see everyone. Here are some pictures of Austin and my Dad working out in the yard the day before the BBQ.
Monday morning we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Ringman's house to spend a couple of days. We stopped to see Grandpa and Nana Ringman when we got into town. We were very lucky because we caught them just before they left for a two week camping trip. Grandpa spoiled Austin by taking him out to the barn to show him his tractors.
Austin thought Grandpa and Nana's deer were for riding!
On Tuesday we went to breakfast with Austin and Abigail's Great Aunt's Judy, Tenia and Debbie. We were then off to see Grandma and Grandpa Mills.
After seeing Grandma and Grandpa Mills we headed to Grandpa Ringman's work because Austin wanted to see him. Austin tried on Grandpa's hat and was ready to go to work with him.
Austin was such a big boy at Grandma and Grandpa Ringman's house. He slept in his own bed both nights we were there. On Wednesday morning we headed back to Kalamazoo. We then met up with our good friend Sara. After meeting up with Sara we headed to Kohl's for some shopping with Grandma Great. After shopping we headed to have Chinese for dinner.
Thursday Grandma and Grandpa Richards treated us to a day at Binder Park Zoo. Austin had a great time seeing the animals and an even better time riding the train and the tram to their Wild Africa Exhibit.
Friday was our last full day in town so we did a lot of relaxing. We went to Grandma Great's house in the afternoon and then picked up some dinner on the way home. We got to hang out with cousins Lisa, Brad and Braylin for a little bit before we turned in for the night.
Our flights on Saturday went without a hitch. The one flight I was worried about was the flight from Chicago to Dallas. The entire flight generally lasts for an hour and forty minutes. Austin fell asleep on the runway before we even took off and slept until we landed on the ground in Dallas. Abigail also slept for 3/4 of the flight which provided me with some good reading time! We were all happy to get home and into our own beds. For not sleeping through the night for three straight weeks Abigail finally started sleeping through the night again on Sunday night!
We had a great time seeing everyone! Too bad we don't live closer!
