Flying high up in the Sky

Well, we decided to surprise Grandma and Grandpa and fly out to Santa Barbara for the weekend. Needless to say, it was a big adventure for all.

We drove to Phoenix, Jon, Me, Snoopy, and Ethan. Then parked the car and managed to get into the airport with the dog, the baby, the stroller, the carseat, the bags, and you name it. It was quite the adventure.







Then, it was time to go through security, and little did I know that you would have to collapse the stroller, unswaddle the baby, and carry everything through. What a mess....and then there was the milk in a bottle I was bringing.....but I guess it is ok as long as you have a baby--Whew!!

So we got to Santa Barbara to find out that Jon's grandfather (Poodah) was not feeling well. He was in the hospital in fact. So, on Sunday, Ethan, Snoopy and I, spent the day with Grandma and Grandpa hanging out, while Jon went to visit his grandfather with his dad.

Ethan had a great time--we went for a walk, and he sported his cool shades. We played on the floor, had some nice time outside (something you can't do in Tucson thanks to the 100 degree weather...). Jon got back and we had a nice dinner, then it was time to hit the hay!

Well, as things turn out, we extended our trip so that Jon could see his Grandfather again, and Ethan and I spent most of the week hanging out with Grandma.


We took Ethan to the beach for the first time, and put his toes into the Pacific. The consensus? The PACIFIC IS COLD!!


We flew back on Friday, having learned a lot, this time we checked the car seat and the stroller and used the baby bjorn. Lesson learned...now, if USAir only did not charge to check baggage...
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