Leaving on a Jet Plane
Today we sent our two oldest (10 and 8 years old) across the country (literally) on a plane without me or Jeff. That produces quite the mix of emotions: scared, sad, excited for them, worried, proud of them, and more. I only cried for a few minutes but it was REALLY hard to watch them walk away after going through security and walk back to the car all by myself. Thankfully Jeff was waiting in the car to put his arms around me and tell me everything was going to be okay. I'm such a baby.
They are headed to Rhode Island to my brother's house and then off tomorrow for another 6 hour drive to a beautiful, quaint, 100-year-old lake house in Pennsylvania. For 9 days. (Here's our family trip there last year: http://ourdaviscrew.blogspot.com/2009/09/family-reunion.html) Have I gone mad? They are also missing the first 3 days of school. Maybe I have gone mad. It's all in the name of adventure and family, right? :)
They did not fly alone. I don't think I could have handled that. Plus, there were no direct flights to Providence so they couldn't have flown alone. They flew with my 29 year old, single brother Matt. (If you know any awesome single girls, let me know). ;) They called me before they boarded in Salt Lake to tell me that they'd met someone famous. They love the Liken The Scriptures DVD's and they saw one of the actors in the airport. With Matt's help and a lot of courage, they asked him to sign their DVD (they had it with them) and Matt took their picture with him. Pretty fun!
I am pathetically watching the flight status on delta.com. It just updated to "landed" and now to "flight complete" so at least I know they didn't crash. :) Now I'm just waiting for the report from my brother to make sure they were perfect angels for him on the flight.
I am really excited for them. They get to spend a week with their East Coast cousins, aunts and uncles and their Nana & Papa (my parents). What a fun adventure for them. They felt entirely grown up! We are the only ones not going. I'm sad to miss it but 6 1/2 hours on a plane with my youngest two sounds like torture. Maybe next year.
The phone is ringing now! It's my beautiful Kira! Gotta go! :)
Well, they made it safe and sound. They only asked "How much longer till we get there?" 7 or 8 times according to my brother. :) They are going to have an awesome adventure this week. It really is a great experience for them. It's just a little hard having my babies on the other side of the country! But I know my family will take good care of them.
Never have I been in more "Mom" mode. I want to ask about everything down to "did you remember to change your underwear this morning?" I miss them already.
They are headed to Rhode Island to my brother's house and then off tomorrow for another 6 hour drive to a beautiful, quaint, 100-year-old lake house in Pennsylvania. For 9 days. (Here's our family trip there last year: http://ourdaviscrew.blogspot.com/2009/09/family-reunion.html) Have I gone mad? They are also missing the first 3 days of school. Maybe I have gone mad. It's all in the name of adventure and family, right? :)
They did not fly alone. I don't think I could have handled that. Plus, there were no direct flights to Providence so they couldn't have flown alone. They flew with my 29 year old, single brother Matt. (If you know any awesome single girls, let me know). ;) They called me before they boarded in Salt Lake to tell me that they'd met someone famous. They love the Liken The Scriptures DVD's and they saw one of the actors in the airport. With Matt's help and a lot of courage, they asked him to sign their DVD (they had it with them) and Matt took their picture with him. Pretty fun!
I am pathetically watching the flight status on delta.com. It just updated to "landed" and now to "flight complete" so at least I know they didn't crash. :) Now I'm just waiting for the report from my brother to make sure they were perfect angels for him on the flight.
I am really excited for them. They get to spend a week with their East Coast cousins, aunts and uncles and their Nana & Papa (my parents). What a fun adventure for them. They felt entirely grown up! We are the only ones not going. I'm sad to miss it but 6 1/2 hours on a plane with my youngest two sounds like torture. Maybe next year.
The phone is ringing now! It's my beautiful Kira! Gotta go! :)
Well, they made it safe and sound. They only asked "How much longer till we get there?" 7 or 8 times according to my brother. :) They are going to have an awesome adventure this week. It really is a great experience for them. It's just a little hard having my babies on the other side of the country! But I know my family will take good care of them.
Never have I been in more "Mom" mode. I want to ask about everything down to "did you remember to change your underwear this morning?" I miss them already.
Kira and Calvin with "George" from Liken The Scriptures at the SL Airport.
I don't blame you one bit...but what a great adventure for both of them!
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