Ok, I have no where I have to be today so I thought I would try to get the details jotted down, before I forget them all. Hopefully my kids won't notice I'm on or I'll have to try and do this with them bugging me to play Webkinz every two minutes. ;)
So, we left for our trip on a beautiful, snowy day in SLC. Adam's mom was nice enough to drop us all off. We got to the curbside check-in with many other families headed out to Florida for Disneyworld. They were all on a charter flight and everyone just assumed we were part of the group, so we were shuttled right through all the check-in locations and security checks. A process we expected to take an hour was in truth only about 20 minutes!
That was nice so we didn't have to wait in lines, but our flight didn't leave until almost 11 AM and we made it to our gate by 9 AM. The novelty of the airport was enough to keep the kids entertained for most of it though.
Our first flight was only to LA, so the kids had fun with it. Not long enough to get bored or restless, and they had the bonus of free cookies and soda to make it truly awsome. Ginny did not like take-offs or landings. She sat tight-lipped in her carseat, holding tight to mine or Adam's hand through the whole thing. Sharra and Sam cheered like they were on a roller coaster! Aviendha napped the first leg of the trip.
After a bit of a layover in LA we were able to board for Kona, HA. This flight was packed and we were unfortunate enough to get a pair of childless gentlemen and a grouchy old lady in front of us. The lady kept complaining to the stewardesses about someone kicking her seat and I was reprimanded several times about it. Since I had Ninna, asleep most of the time, on my lap and I was directly behind this old person, I think she just had to find something to complain about. After the third comment from her, I should have started kicking her seat so she'd know what it really felt like!
To make the trip more interesting, I had Sam on my left and he was holding out pretty well, for such a confined trip. He slept and read and played with his action figures. About two hours into the flight the gentleman in the seat in front of him stood up, glared at me and said, "Could you please make him stop?" I was shocked and I said, "Stop? He's only playing." The guy gave me a withering look and said, "He's shaking the seat." I was really mad now and I said as calmly as I could, "He's doing his best. We've got four hours ahead of us." The guy rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, I know." Adam heard this exchange from across the aisle and commented loudly that maybe some poeple shouldn't be so cheap next time and fly first class if they expect first class treatment. :) We didn't hear from them again for the remainder of the flight.
With only an hour to go, Sam and Ginny both had meltdowns. Frankly, I was expecting both of them, but that didn't make it any easier! Those two both have serious issues if they don't eat on time. Sam cries about everything and can't see sense until he eats, and Ginny just gets grumpy and this time it translated into a full tantrum. We hadn't had a full, regular meal since breakfast and I'm amazed they held out as long as they did.
We finally touched down and got to the rental place. We lost Ninna's binky somewhere between the plane and the rental place, so our first stop was to Walmart for a new one. We picked up some burgers and drinks at the McDonald's inside Wally's and headed for our condo.
Real food for everyone did wonders. And then we had the fun of exploring our "hotel". We were up on the 5th floor and our lanai/deck, looked right out on the ocean. The kids were thrilled to have cable tv too. The kids all went to bed early so we could start to recover from crossing all those time zones. When it was 6pm in Kona, it was 10pm in Hyrum. Adam and I should have, but as soon as all the kids were asleep we found Heroes coming on. Of course we stayed up to watch!
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