I lucked out and found a great deal on some plane tickets to MT, so Madeline and I made a quick trip over the weekend to visit her grandparents and meet her Unckee-T and Auntie Meg. We had a great trip and Madeline did really well on the plane. I think she truly earned her wings, as she got to deal with maintenance issues, flight delays, missed connections and rebooking into another airport all on her first flight! Despite all this we arrived only ~5 hrs late into MT and she was quite the trooper. Madeline had lots of fun playing with Grandma and Grandpa. We met Travis and Megan in Helena for breakfast on Saturday and then got the grand tour of the new home they are building--looks amazing and they should be ready to move in soon! Madeline is now jealous and begging for a new home ;) Trav and Megan came over on Sunday and Madeline had some fun playtime with her aunt and uncle. She gave everyone plenty of smiles and coos. We got back to Houston on Monday evening after a long flight home. Daddy was sure happy to see his little girl and thought she had grown during her 4 days away--must have been that clean mountain air!
Bags are packed and we're at the airport ready to go. Getting there on time sure makes a girl tired!
Bright eyed with Grandpa
I love her expressions in these two photos:
With Unckee-T and Auntie Meg
Getting a horsey ride from Grandpa
Cooing at Grandma after bath time
Madeline slept through the reading of one of my favorite childhood books
With Grandma & Grandpa
At the airport
Looks like you guys had a great visit! I admire you so much for braving the skies with Madeline all by yourself!!! The thought of taking Baker on a plane trip these days makes me twitchy!!! We would totally be "that family" with the screaming child. AH, toddlerhood is rapidly approaching.
ReplyDeleteMadeline is soooo sweet.
What a great visit! We missed you...we were in Whitehall for the weekend, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm gald the trip went well. Nathan flew with Kate when she was 2 months old. It's so fun to travel with them. And I bet your mom and dad were excited to see Madeline again, and I bet Travis could hardly wait to meet his new niece. She's such a cutie!