San Antonio

We are leaving tomorrow! It has been awhile since we have gone "anywhere" really. By "anywhere" I mean out of the tri-state area. This is the first I have wanted to travel with Tyson. Before, it would have been too hard to take an optional trip. Driving somewhere in the car is hard enough. Since I am a list creator, I have my various notebook pages filled with: what goes in Dusty's carry-on, what goes in Jess' carry-on, what snacks to pack, etc. I know that millions of people fly with their children everyday, but this is very new to me, and I want to think of everything I can in advance to avoid major meltdowns. I know, I have them quite frequently, but I wasn't talking about me..... :)

Some websites that have been helpful are:
the government's TSA website. They outline what you can carry-on very specifically, which is nice. A website about flying with your children, and their top 4 recommended things to do along with links to other articles and blogs. And this mom's blog about her frequent flying with her children.

One thing one of the these mentioned was to dress nicely since people will assume that you will be more easy to get along with. Not that I had intended to go in my jim-jams or anything, but this is something I had never really thought about before in an airport way, but that makes perfect sense. It's easier to go very casual. (obviously we don't fly first-class too often.... or ever) Since I am no longer nursing Tyson I don't have to worry about that, and I won't have to wonder about all of the horror stories that are out there lately about getting kicked off the plane. And that also means that I can't wear my super-short skirt either. Dang.

But most of all, we are excited to see Ben, Becky, Cael,and Brecon. I know Tyson is going to have fun playing with the boys, or more likely, Cael. This will be their first time. I'm excited to play with Becky too, but that's a whole new blog post. Catch ya'all when we get back!