Anna and Mommy go to Lawton, OK
Stacy (one of my closest friends from DC) recently moved to Lawton, OK, which is right on the Texas / OK border. We have been so anxious to go for a visit since she is so much closer! I decided to take Anna, thinking she would be the easier traveler and Stacy has not met her yet. So off we went. The morning went so smooth - I was feeling very proud of myself. Drove us to the airport, parked, and hopped on the shuttle with Anna, a car seat, a backpack, stroller, and a rolling bag. I was determined! Everything went so smooth and Anna had her own seat on the way up to Dallas. Then, when we landed in Dallas I received a call on my cell - my connecting flight to Lawton had been cancelled. I panicked and thought it had to be wrong - the screen still said on time. Well, turns out they were right - so we were stuck at DFW for 5 more hours waiting for the next flight. We had a nice little lunch at Chilis and then I found a children's play area - SCORE! She had a blast - and blew out two diapers (thank goodness we were not on the plane for those).
After a little while we strolled around so she could take a little snooze. The time went pretty fast and before we knew it we were off on the next flight. Anna had her own seat again! Yay!
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| Snoozing with my bunny |
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| The calm before the storm.... |
Right from the start, this plane ride was ROUGH! I get really bad motion sickness so I kept handing books and Anna and trying to keep her happy while I was taking deep breaths. Then she really wanted me to hold her...and seconds later the vomit started. And did not end for the rest of the flight. I just hugged her (covered on vomit myself at this point) and tried to keep her calm. It was my worst nightmare, but you know what - we made it. So what that we walked off the plane covered in vomit and Anna was only in a diaper. We survived! It definitely was a ride to remember.....anyway we were SO excited to see Stacy and the boys. It was so great to see her new home and where they live. We talk all the time so now I have a better picture in my mind of where she is! Anna slept great there and had the best time playing with the boys. We went to an amazing playscape on base and the kids had a great time. Stacy is an AMAZING cook, and we had some AMAZING meals while we were there. We also had time to hit up the Exchange store on base - and we did a little damage :). Anna had a great time with Isaac and Luke and loved playing the boys in the backyard. I did not get enough pictures, but managed to capture a few one day. Anna and Luke played in the bath together too - it was precious!
The trip home was SO much better and Anna did a great job. I was DREADING the flights, but she was great. Thank you to the Acevedos for a great trip!!!! Now it is their turn to come see us :).....maybe they will drive...ha!
