1.12.2010

Air plane hell

We FINALLY were able to take a trip down to Caifornia and visit the family! Unfortunatly i will never do it without chris again! Nehemiah was on one the second we got to the airport. We arrived to the airport an hour and a half early (thinking that was plenty of time) however i did not anticipate how long it would take me to get threw security with two screaming kids....Let me just decribe the situation for a second. So i have two travel bags that i did not check, two car seats, two kids, a diaper bag, a dvd player, a stoller, a fluffy baby blanket and a teddy bear. I checked the two car seats and headed to security. To my dismay they made me take not only my sweatshirt and shoes off, but Nehemiahs, and Michelles UGH! As soon as i took Nehemiah out of the stroller to walk him threw the scanner thing he went running under the table and threw a blocked off area, now me with michelle in my arms, trying to take apart and fold up the stroller had to go chase him down, meanwhile michelle is cryin in my arms because she starving (totally my fault). I grab Nehemaih and he goes into the limp noodle thing with his body (and the kid is NOT light) while screaming. I get back to walk threw the scanner and the TSA worker says "he needs to walk threw by himself" I look up at the stupid lady with tears in my eyes and say "this is how its going to have to be", so i walked threw with the two screaming kids in each arm, then proceded to wait while they tested my stroller for whatever. I finally got everything settled (Kids were still screaming) but at least i got Nehemiah strapped down so he couldnt go anywhere. I then jump on the elevater, run to my gate and barley make it ontime to board, we were the last ones....and guess where our seats were....yep you guessed it, the very back row. hahah just my luck. So i get the kids out attempt to fold the stroller, grab my two bags, diaper bag, michelles blanket, nehemiahs teddy and his dvd player, by this point the sweet couple in front of me noticed i needed a little assistance so they grabbed what they could and we boarded the plan. Nehemiah in one arm (still limp noodle screaming) and michelle in the other arm with my diaper bag, teddy, and blanket, i side-step shuffled my way down the isle as the passangers either had great big smiles on their faces, judgemental faces, or tryed to pretend they didnt notice us....haha yeah right. We finally made it on, Nehemiah was a terror the whole flight. when we landed i of course waited for everyone to get off. then grabbed all my things and got off. Our stroller was supposed to meet us right outside the plane but it wasn't there! We had to wait a good twenty minutes for someone to go searching for it under the plane! Nehemiah meanwhile was trying to run out onto the runway and throwing a fit when i kept grabbing him. FINALLY they got the stroller, i got the kids in and i went to meet up with my mom. We went to baggage claim to grab the car seats and.......can you guess? they LOST Michelles!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!AHHHHHH AHHHHH!!!! hahah i can only laugh now that its all over!

A Nice illistration of my EXHAUSTED children

5 comments:

Ashton & Nikell Dodge said...

that sounds rough! it's a huge chore for me to get even one baby into the grocery store with just a stroller! good job for surviving!

Danielle Craig said...
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Tora Family said...

When you look at that picture of them sleeping you would never guess that they were such a handful ;) But, I totally know what you mean...and I only have one...at least you can laugh about it now.

Congrats on the baby...a girl...so fun! We are trying for one...lost one...still trying...I guess we're on the Lord's time.

I bet you are excited for that final semester to come. Do you guys know where you want to go next? Are you guys still in the ghetto houses of MSU? ;) I thought I would miss our little house because we started our lives with Gabriel there...but now that we have a little more space I wonder how in the heck we lived in such a tiny space for so long. Which makes me wonder how in the heck you guys are doing it with another little person in the family...

Well, we are in Ohio now...the Cleveland area. Patrick changed majors, so technically he should have been done now, but we have about 2 more years instead. He assures me this is it...so we'll see where it takes us!

Anyway, glad to hear from you...would love to see pictures of your new baby girl! Keep in touch!

Withawhy said...

Look at those sweet babies...how could they be guilty of such behavior?!

Smith Family said...

My mouth is gaping. That's all I can do. That may have been the WORST luck you could have had. After Lu pulls something like that all day at the airport and on the plane, she promptly falls asleep in her stroller on the way out to the car. Nice.