Leaving on a jet plane....

Upon our arrival at the airport on Friday morning, we were shocked to see a never ending line of people and suitcases wrapped around Schiphol. Friday was not only Queensday, it was also the start of "meivakantie" or spring break in Holland. I can't blame everyone for wanting to escape the cold and dreary weather that day, but the pit in my stomach began to grow thinking of the possibility that we would miss our flight again.

Luckily Rob had checked us in the night before and after waiting 30 minutes to get into the airport, we only had to wait in a line to drop our bags off. All of that being said and done, we thankfully made it to the gate 1 hour before take-off. 

Our flight was just over 10 hours, and even though we are used to making such long flights it was our first trip with two little munchkins in tow. Lucas was our main concern for the trip (the last thing we wanted was to be those people with that screaming baby!) But our kids never cease to surprise us...

Lucas and Max were very well behaved during the flight; though just as we were served our second in-flight meal, Max had something else in mind besides eating. Within seconds he turned a few shades of purple, then extremely white before spewing exorcist-like chunks ALL over the area we were sitting in. The response time of the stewardesses was incredible. Before we knew it we had warm cloths, buckets and paper towels to take care of damage control. They even washed his clothes for us!

Thankfully we had enough room at our seats to make a bed for our poor little dude and he got to sleep for the remainder of the flight. The rest of our trip to Killeen was uneventful. Except during our tram ride at the Dallas airport when Max had to throw-up in a folded piece of paper that I had in my hand! 

By the time we got to Killeen our little boy was back to his usual self and ready to go swimming. After dinner and grocery shopping we took our energetic Max to the pool where he excitedly jumped into the less-than-warm water! (Keep in mind he had been up for almost 22 consecutive hours at this point!) After a bit of swimming our two boys were thankfully out for the night! 

Camping out in the airplane

The freezing cold water didn't stop our little water rat from jumping in!

But the hot tub was a little nicer.... ;-)

Not Me! Monday!

My husband and I are traveling pros. We are awesome at running through the airport piled down with backpacks, car seats, and children to catch our connecting flights. Managing to pack our entire house into 4 suitcases is, ahem, a breeze. All of our documents are always by the hand, and of course we always double check our itineraries before we leave the house!


So last Thursday when we arrived at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam at 10.42AM, it was definitely NOT the two professional travelers that stood there dumbfounded when they could not find their flight on the departure screen. This may or may not have been because our flight had just taken off 2 minutes prior to our arrival. 


The travel agency had failed to inform us that our original flight had been cancelled, and that our new flight was leaving 4 hours earlier than planned! Just a minor detail...!


And there we stood with our 2 baggage carts packed to the max, a stroller, 2 car seats, and 2 children. After 5 hours of trying to get onto a couple of different flights to America that day, we gave up and were given a hotel room at The Hilton attached to the airport. Everyone was pooped and was happy to have a place to lay down!

They were exhausted even before our real trip began!

Rub a Dub Dub, Max and Lucas in the tub!

To Be Continued....!

Max's Class Picture

A Day at the Park

Sorry for my lack of updates lately. Since I've gotten back from LA we have been incredibly busy with planning for our upcoming move. Our kitchen table has turned into an office and most of our days have been spent calling companies, writing letters, and looking for houses/ cars in America. 


So this weekend, when the temperature climbed above 70 we decided to take a two day break from everything and go to the park. While Mommy, Papa, and Lucas enjoyed the sun on the terrace, Max was hard at play! 

LAX!

Last week my husband gave me a wonderful opportunity to escape the diapers, crying, bottles, and cleaning. Sunday the 11th I headed out to Los Angeles with my friend, Floor, who is a pilot for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. 


Floor had arranged a companion ticket for me, so I was just hoping to have an aisle seat in economy class. When I boarded the plane, I was ecstatic when the stewardess told me my seat was upstairs! As I settled into my large and roomy chair I was greeted with a glass of champagne and the menu for the trip. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better, Floor came out of the cockpit and gave me a tour of the plane. Getting to see the cargo area and sit in the cockpit made my trip even more special!


During our three days in LA we went out on the town in Hollywood, got to see downtown LA, the Hollywood sign, Griffith Observatory, and the Santa Monica beach. 


We had a great trip and were lucky enough to get home just a couple hours before they closed the whole airport in Amsterdam because of the volcano!


Thanks for a wonderful time in LA Flo!

Not My Child! Monday

This past week my child was definitely not using the faucet by himself to fill his watering can after I told him to stop. My child always listens to my instructions!

Lucky for him he is too cute and his only punishment was cleaning the mess up. Perhaps its lenient, but how can you punish a face like this when he was just trying to water your plants?!

Not Me! Monday

This is my first week in participating in MckMama's "not me" Monday. It's a fun way to share all of those embarrassing moments that ahem, did not happen this pas week!

This past week I  did not misplace my debit card for the millionth time. This is not convenient since I am definitely not leaving my 3 wonderful boys for an R&R trip with a friend to LA. I would never abandon my children to take some time for myself!

Speaking of said trip, I would also not be so silly as to think I am coming back on Friday morning instead of Thursday. Nope, I'm absolutely not absent-minded like that! (Though this is better than the time that I did not show up at the airport ready to go to America 1 day before my flight was scheduled. That would just be bad!)

And this week my eldest did not throw a fit in the grocery store. Complete with screaming and tears because I, the evil mother, would not let him ride the horse at the entrance. No, my children are perfect and would never behave like that!

What are some things that YOU were definitely NOT caught doing last week? Please share!