We Made It!!

OK, we're here. We made it to Florida last night around 9:45pm. It was an interesting plane ride that was made much easier by having my sister-in-law, Holly, with me and the boys. To recap the ride, I started it with a sinus infection that created some righteous ear pain, then we hit some turbulence over Georgia that made me a bit nervous. Finally, we landed and we were the last people off the plane, and I think the fever made me delerious, because I was convinced our stroller had been broken. (It hadn't.) (nice run-0n sentence) :) Sorry Mom.
That was my experience. Mac's was quite different. This was his very first plane ride, and he did great. We ran some laps in the Indianapolis airport to burn some energy, picked out our favorite plane color (and we were pleased when we got to actually ride on the blue plane) and played with our Penguin puzzle. (Thanks Jennifer Johnson) When we hit the turbulence, Mac thought it was "fun" and "cool." No fear. Holly read more Thomas books than I am sure she cared to, and Eli slept. Angel.
The first thing Mac said when I was tucking him into his new, albeit temporary, bed was "I want to go home." Ugh. Heartbreak #1. He slept well, but was up early. Let's just say his bed time tonight was 5:30pm. And, no. It was not imposed by me! :) He fell asleep in the car and never made a peep after being put to bed by his Daddy. Earlier in the day, after sneaking up on a sun-bathing Aunt Holly for the umpteenth time, he slipped and fell off of a curb and got a nice strawberry on his knee. That episode immediately prompted "I want to go home." Heartbreak #2.
It wasn't all heartbreak. He had fun running around in the grass and watching videos and going to pick up Daddy from work. It will be nice to get our toys from the UPS guy tomorrow. Maybe we'll hit the beach if it doesn't rain, as forecast.