Leaving on a Jet Plane....

Last week we all flew to Milwaukee for Jay's annual Northwestern Mutual conference.
(Just a warning...this is the first of a couple of Milwaukee posts.)

Anna was very excited to go with Daddy on her first airplane trip! She really did a great job traveling. Sometimes I actually think it's easier to travel with a baby than with a 1 or 2 year old who wants to get into everything. The trickiest part with Anna was just having all of the baby gear we needed--car seat, stroller, baby carrier, lots of diapers, bibs, burp cloths, changes of clothes for all of us (she did manage to spit up, pee, and poop on the 2 of us the day we came back). She didn't fuss too much about flying--only a little when we were landing each time. She's usually a pretty content girl as long as mommy is holding her.

Catherine and Will were very excited about their airplane trip. Here they are at GSP anxiously waiting to get on the airplane.

We took one of their little suitcases to keep C & W's blankets, books, change of clothes, etc. They took turns with who got to pull the suitcase and who rode in the stroller. Will was super cute walking through the airport with his suitcase. People would stop to tell him he was doing a great job and he would walk up and give them high-fives.

Even though they did as well as you can expect for a 4 yr old, 2 yr old, and 4 month old on an airplane, it was still exhausting. Just keeping up with everyone and who needs to go potty/change diaper (remember how we just potty trained Will?) or eat/nurse was a little tricky (especially when you throw in a time change; I couldn't keep it straight for a few hours). They did much better on the way there than the way back. By day 5, we were all tired and a little less patient with waiting in airports, but we made it!