1st Flight for 3 of the 4 Children

“We should come home from adventures, and perils,

and discoveries every day with new experience and character”

~Henry David Thoreau

The past two summers we have driven across the United States for two separate business trips. (All of which has been documented on our xanga blog.) The first summer we hotel hopped from the East coast to the West and ended up in Los Vegas. Last year, Beloved’s trip had us going up to Washington State so we rented an RV and camped all across the US. This year, due to a crunch in time between business trips, we decided to take a plane ride.

This was the Little Lady’s 6th time on a plane. However, it was the first time she will remember her plane adventure. For the Little Man, the Little Gentleman and Little Miss it was their first time ever. They were very excited.

The airport was very busy!

The CMA and Bonaroo had just ended and so the airport was hoping with Country fans and stars!

Everyone did really well on the plane. At take off and on the landing the Little Gentleman got a little nervous. His eyes got really huge and he held on tight to the plane seat. I don't blame him though, I don’t like take offs either!

During the plane ride, we pulled out the lap top to let them watch a movie with the head phones, books, and some quiet toys. They took naps and of course they had snacks! The airline flight attendant passed out sodas, peanuts and crackers! They enjoyed having their personal trays. They giggled when they discovered that they came down out of the seat in front of them.

Simple things, I guess?!

The views that you see when flying are always so breathtaking! I took a picture as we were flying over Illinois. We were experiencing a little turbulence due to the winds. You wouldn’t know it from those fluffy white clouds!

Flying over the Cascades! Do you see them?

Just minutes before we landed in Washington State...

I can’t wait to blog about this year's summer adventure.

Because, as usual the Military always changes up there plans! Once we arrived it was confirmed that we wouldn't be staying in Washington State for very long. Just days before we got here, we learned that they might be moving the business trip to Idaho. So, we are now going to drive to Idaho instead! We don't mind. We have never been to Boise.