Leaving On a Jet Plane

Next Wednesday we are flying to Missouri for two whole weeks. We are going for Christmas, but also Brendan's brother and sister are getting married (not to eachother, even though they are from Missouri, JK). We are both very excited to hang out with family.

This is going to be our first plane experience with Cruz so I am of course a little nervous about the how things are going to go. I need some traveling tips. Such as, if you gate check your stroller, does it count as a carry on? If you check your car seat does it count as one of your bags? Can you carry baby food through security? Any other pieces of advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for ThanksGiving.

Do you think it is un-christmasy (i am sure that this is not a word) to not want to celebrate any Christmas activities until after thanksgiving? It almost makes me sick to hear a Christmas song pre-thanksgiving. And because of this I have recently been labeled the holiday grinch...... (more than just Christmas, I am not a big fan of carving pumpkins and this year I didn't dress up hence the label...) Did you know that one of the reasons Thanksgiving was moved to the last Thursday of November is so that the shopping season could be extended? I look forward to your comments....

We had a great Thanksgiving. Nice and long, we left on Tuesday after I finished a inspection and drove to Portland. Wednesday we watched Twilight, I have not read the books so it was ok and it very very very very slightly gave me the desire to read them. But it was fun to go out with the Bros and Sister-in-laws while Tatems parents watched all of the Grand kids, all 10 and no fights. It was fun to see how Cruz likes to have other little people around.


Thursday- was the normal Thanksgiving stuff, food, football and wii.

Friday- Tom and Monique were able to come spend a few hours with us. It would have been great to see them more. But anytime is always fun. We need to make our next trip to San Diego to visit next.

Saturday- was great. Tatem went and did the annual Sister-in-law and children Gingerbread houses. I went shooting!! it was great and I have the shoulder bruises to prove it. We shot targets, clay pigeons, apples, bells, trees, well just about any thing we could find to shoot, now I want a Gun.

Sunday was church and then back to real life.