tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89889855875099307412024-03-26T23:37:19.806-07:00Taylor John, Mindie, Sophia and LiamMindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-30187116868948111412014-06-23T09:31:00.001-07:002014-06-23T09:31:26.844-07:00Christmas 2013My family came out to Quincy for Christmas! It was awesome! We met Mike's girlfriend, Camille, for the first time. :) We went to Carthage and Nauvoo. We went ice skating down by the river (memories that will last a lifetime! And never again!) We introduced Camille to A Christmas Story (Christmas family tradition). We hung out, ate, played games and just had a great time.Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-18566475027461406942013-10-09T11:58:00.004-07:002013-10-09T11:58:53.108-07:00Family vacation August 2013, part 2After Aunt Kathy's we went to stay with Grandma. We went up to her cabin in Bear Lake. My mom surprised us and sneaked into the cabin with Aunt Kathy in the middle of the night. So fun! We all went out on Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Lynn's boat. My two cousins, Scott and Kurt and Kurt's girlfriend came by for a quick visit. So beautiful! Totally in our element!<br />
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We also had a picnic at the Bountiful Temple with Grandma Moore. It was a fantastic day and the kids loved the temple. </div>
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Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-61055010472666237512013-10-09T11:28:00.002-07:002013-10-09T11:28:17.195-07:00Family vacation August 2013, part 1Since TJ and I couldn't decide where to go on a couple's vacation we ended taking a family vacation to Idaho and Utah. We drove the grueling 21 hours, with minimal stops on the way. We did stop in Wyoming at the Turtle Rock National Park. We had to force Sophie to get out of the car but we all ended up really enjoying our little walk.<br />
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While in Idaho we floated down the Boise river (no pics cuz I didn't take my phone on a river!), took part in another Mooraculous Race by the master, Suzette, and participated in Shadrach's baptism. We had a great few days with TJ's family.<br />
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Before Idaho, we stayed two nights with TJ's cousin Casey, Becca and Sage. The first night we made a trip to Urgent Care with Sophie because she had a fever that wouldn't break. The next day we Casey and Becca took the day off work so we could all play. They got their horses ready and we all got to ride them. It was super fun.<br />
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-40817366939109226882013-10-09T11:08:00.002-07:002013-10-09T11:08:58.892-07:00Joseph Moore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-67614109423650480492013-10-05T20:27:00.000-07:002013-10-05T20:27:22.541-07:00Sophie's 4th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This year Sophie turned 4. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that she wanted a princess party. I just went generic because I know there are more princess parties to come. Magic wand candles, cupcakes with pink frosting (which took me forever to find because apparently it's been discontinued, LAME) in the shape of a crown, pink everything and she was happy. It was super hot at the park but a good time was had by all. </div>
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Instead of toys we decided to get her (us) fish. TJ wanted cichlids and I wanted the pretty guppies. We got cichlids, though he failed to mention that they were aggressive. We started with two and an algae eater. The algae eater died. So we got another cichlid and algae eater. Then we decided to get two more cichlids. Three cichlids have died. Totally lame. Oh well. Happy Birthday anyway, Sophie!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!</div>
<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-80829276405415942402013-10-05T19:46:00.001-07:002013-10-05T19:46:22.059-07:00Hubby time!In March TJ and I left our kids with our Bishop's family for seven, yes 7, days! Granted, it was to go to Las Vegas for TJ's boards and a conference, but still. We stayed at the Excalibur, which I thought would be very nostalgic of my childhood, but it turned out to be expensive and smoky and not so great. However, we spent some time with Dami, Martin, Jonathon and Mindi, and our good friends Matt and Emily drove down from Utah for a few days. I even got to spend some time with my Big Sis in the sorority, Laura. We had so much fun with all of them and were so grateful for the time we had with our long lost friends. One of the highlights of our trip was the amazing, marvelous, awe-inspiring Criss Angel Show!!! Ha! Not only did he do many similar illusions, he was incredibly into himself. He was constantly patting himself on the back. It was terribly annoying. Oh well, it made for good laughs. It was good to have some time away from the kids, with my hubby, who skipped a lot of the conference to be with me :)<br />
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Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-43093288355850522782013-10-04T15:50:00.001-07:002013-10-04T15:50:25.682-07:00Liam's 2nd Birthday!2. 2! I can't believe it. He is growing up and learning so much. He speaks much better than Sophie did at his age. Sophie is such a good example to him, mostly. He copies her when she counts and sings, plays and of course, whines. He looks more and more like his daddy, especially with the only haircut his daddy knows how to do. But, he has my eyes :) He is the cutest little snot you ever did see! His smile can get him out of anything.<br />
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-31953278567467003592013-10-04T15:41:00.000-07:002013-10-04T15:41:00.371-07:00Easter 2013This year the Easter Bunny decided to bring Sophie a big girl car seat! She loved it! And Grandma Moore gave her girlie princess stuff which she again, loved! Liam got a fun buckle, zipper, clasp puzzle. They both loved the Easter Egg Hunt, naked ;) We also dyed Easter eggs with our good friend Dami.<br />
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Great snow playing outfits! (notice his boots...)</div>
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visiting Santa...think they enjoyed it???</div>
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annual avenue of lights trip with hot chocolate in hand!</div>
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driving lessons...quotes from Sophie: "I'll do my best daddy. It's ok" and "not now daddy, I'm driving!"</div>
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December has come and gone and TJ has recently downloaded the photos from my phone so now I can blog. The holidays are busy for everyone and we were no different. Sophie and I made what seemed like thousands of ornaments! The three years we have been here in Quincy, at the residency, it has been our family tradition to give TJ's coworkers and the residency staff a homemade ornament. The first year I made fabric yo-yo ornaments, the second we painted stain glass ornaments, and this year we made salt dough ornaments. They turned out really cute and everyone seemed to like them. So that's always good. The more personal circular ornaments were for our family. Unfortunately only some of our family members received them as someone stole the package sent to the Utah Moore's :( Who does that?! I'm over it, can you tell...Anyway, they were cute and thoughtful and that's what matters, I guess. </div>
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We were reindeer and Santa fairies...</div>
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We played in the snow in our jammies, skirts, and rainboots...</div>
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Our child friendly Christmas tree...the ornaments kept making their way higher and higher while the flowers kept becoming bouquets throughout the house...</div>
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TJ's special present from nana and papa...can you see the pure joy over the *ahem* fart book...</div>
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All sorts of fun presents...</div>
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In November TJ had an interview in Fallbrook, Ca. They flew the whole family out. The kids and I got to stay an extra week! We had so much fun. Before TJ left, Nana and Papa took us all to Disneyland. Sophie was in heaven! She wore her Sleeping Beauty dress and Nana bought her a tiara. She met Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Jasmin, though she didn't seem very happy about it. I'm just glad she got to meet them because when we got there they said that the princesses were busy with filming the Christmas parade and that they would likely not be available for pictures. I was livid! so, I'm glad everything worked out. Thanks Nana and Papa for finding them!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Sophie was a cupcake princess thanks to Aunt Angie and Liam was Superman. I will be so sad when these Superman jammies don't fit anymore. We went to Brett's ward's trunk or treat and got loaded with candy and we went to our own trunk or treat and got loaded with candy. Good times!</span></div>
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In October I tried to take the kids to Sears for a photoshoot for their 1st and 3rd birthdays. Between ornery children and a horrible photographer I left, holding back tears. We came home, kids went to bed and I laid on the hammock. When they woke up I set up a background on Sophie's crib and shot a couple pictures. Then my friend Nicole went with us to the park and we took a few more (on a different day). These were the best we could get! I think they are pretty cute. </div>
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We invited Dami (one of the residents) over to help us carve pumpkins. She had never carved a pumpkin before so it was pretty fun for all. Sophie made a princess castle and Liam made Lightening McQueen. I like how they turned out. Dami said she would have to continue to carve pumpkins so i guess she had fun. </div>
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We also went down to Brett and Nancy's house the last weekend in October. Nancy works at a pumpkin patch so she got us tickets to go. It was huge! There was a fairy tale land, petting zoo, train, petal cars, corn kernel pit, air bubble jumper thing, and I'm sure plenty more. Sophie still talks about it. She always says, Have fun at the pumpkin patch!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">In July we met Tj's brothers Travis and Brett and their families in Kansas City, Kansas for a little vacation to the Great Wolfe Lodge. It is an indoor water park. We had a great time! </span></div>
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-35833021925028350262012-10-10T17:37:00.000-07:002012-10-10T17:37:11.563-07:00Sophie is 3!Or 8 if you ask her. Not sure where she got that from. Sophie is stubborn and inquisitive, caring and helpful, a limit pusher, a picky eater (we're talking her diet consists of noodles and beans), a good big sister, loves attention, a little jealous, and getting more and more brave each day. We were at the Wilford's on August 21st and the kids were out playing in the backyard. I was checking on them every few minutes and when I went out to check on them once Sophie had climbed the ladder that was laying against a tree, had both feet on a tree branch and her arms stretched high above on another. I had a minor heart attack and yelled for her to get down. Well, she was stuck. So I ran over, barefoot, and tried to climb the ladder while trying to get her down. This wasn't gonna happen so I climbed down and reached up grabbing her around the waist and she just fell back. I caught her but hurt my back in the process. The next time we went over there she found a stump and starting climbing another tree. I am so not ready for these types of adventures!<br />
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Her favorite thing of all time right now is Sleeping Beauty. She wakes up singing/screaming "I know you..." She constantly wants to dress up in her pink Sleeping Beauty dress. She loves to read. She loves to do school (workbook pages, but hey, she asks for it all the time!) She wears dresses everyday. She started a tumbling class the day before her birthday with her friend Rilea. She was so good her first class! She sat quietly, listened and participated. TJ even made it to watch. It was a proud parent moment!<br />
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Her 3 year stats:<br />
33 lbs<br />
39.5 inches<br />
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-87453232708913234282012-10-10T17:30:00.002-07:002012-10-10T17:30:42.452-07:00Liam is 1!I really can't believe it. Though I look back at his baby pictures and can't believe he was ever that tiny (if you can call it that!) He is such a big boy now. He started crawling April 16th. Pulled himself to standing on May 7th. Climbed stairs on May 12th. Stood for 20 seconds by himself on May 23rd. Took 4 consecutive steps on July 3 and is now walking, practically running, all the time. He is learning new things and words everyday. He signs "more" and "all done", he points to things that he wants or finds interesting. He babbles constantly, especially while he points. You know he knows what he is saying and that it is VERY important, but you just listen and enjoy the sounds because you have no idea what that little mouth is saying. His first word, after mama and dada, was uh-oh on August 13th. He also said ow at some point. Then cracker and out on August 22nd. He is lost without his sister. If he wakes up before she does from nap he just kinda walks around, unsure of what to do until she gets up. Then they play and laugh and dance and sing. Most of the time. There are definitely times when she gets annoyed with him and he gets annoyed with her. Total siblings : D<br />
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We had a little birthday party for him at the park. Some of the residents came. Friends from church and of course Travis and Hayley. Even TJ's best friend Isaac was here. It was a perfect evening. The kids all played while the adults got to talk. Then we had cupcakes. Liam had his own special 1 year old cake. He was pretty hesitant to get into it but sister helped him out :) He ended up needing a bath right there at the park with the doggie water faucet!<br />
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A few months ago our church play group took a field trip to Heartland Ranch. I didn't know much about it but turns out it is owned by a minister and was designed to help recovering addicts and people who needed help. These people work on the farm in various capacities. While an overall cool idea, there were some things that just didn't sit well with me. Like a group of teenage girls who lived with the minister and his wife. Anyway, we did have a fun day and Sophie was in her element. We got to ride a bus around the facilities and to the goat house and cow house. There were hundreds of baby goats that just licked and nibbled little fingers. All the kids loved it! We got to see cows being milked. Then had a picnic at a local park. It was a fun day. </div>
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We woke up a little early so we could open presents and do the egg hunt before church. This year Sophie was old enough to enjoy the egg hunt and really got into it. The Easter Bunny had a great time hiding the eggs and he sure knows the kids well :)</div>
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-35872129219596310642012-07-09T14:20:00.001-07:002012-07-09T14:20:07.703-07:00TJ's 30th!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
TJ turned 30 in March. He was a little anxious about this number. Something about leaving his 20's. I figure life can only get better! In one year he will be done with his residency and actually making some money! We will have a better idea where life is taking us, hopefully more children, fun, and laughs. Yes, life will be good in our 30's (let's see what I say in 9 months)! Any, I wanted to do something special for TJ. That was going to be trying to find his favorite car to rent for an hour but that didn't pan out. So, when my friend Nicole asked me what he likes to do we decided to throw him a surprise party outdoors. When he lived in Utah his favorite thing to do was to be in the mountains. Since we don't exactly have mountains out here we settled for a bbq and campfire. It's kind of funny because like a week before the party we were talking and he told me he doesn't like parties cuz he hates to be the center of attention. Well, it was too late and he was only the center for about 5 minutes! He was completely surprised, though even I almost blew it a couple times. And his brother Brett happened to be in town for the occasion and helped pull it off. We had a great time with friends and family. I hope he felt special and loved, because he truly is!</div>
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-58081247014816389952012-06-27T20:40:00.001-07:002012-06-27T20:40:08.686-07:00Liam's 1st Birthday!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JEnxZSeNKiI/T-vQUbA_1XI/AAAAAAAAA6I/oq679HpVnOQ/s1600/P1020834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JEnxZSeNKiI/T-vQUbA_1XI/AAAAAAAAA6I/oq679HpVnOQ/s320/P1020834.JPG" width="320" /></a>Yesterday was Liam's 1st birthday. I can't believe it. Seriously. Where did the year go?! It's been full of laughs, tears, and lots of sleep (at least for Liam, Sophie, and me). He is basically a pretty chill little guy. Tends to only cry when he is hungry (and the tears come quickly). Lately he has been screeching and squealing very loudly. I think he gets this from his sister. He loves Sophie. So much! He follows her everywhere and loves to be in her room with her. There are some times where she doesn't appreciate that very much. They do play really well together, though she is definitely the boss. His toys are her toys. Her toys are her toys. My toys are her toys. You get the picture.<br />
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weight: 22 lb 10 oz (70%)<br />
head: 47.8 cm<br />
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He's gonna be tall like his daddy!<br />
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-68516561105940645492012-05-23T17:21:00.002-07:002012-05-23T17:22:14.314-07:00St. Louis vaca with daddyAfter we took Tom back to the airport, we went to stay with TJ's cousin. Jenny is about the sweetest lady on the planet! We visited that night and the next day we went to the Butterfly House. So beautiful!<br />
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<br />Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-36599942724391965152012-05-23T17:12:00.000-07:002012-05-23T17:12:08.654-07:00California, Part 2<div style="text-align: center;">
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We went to a "petting zoo" which was really some person's back yard. Sophie would not ride the horse. Papa tried to get her to but she kicked and screamed. They had a zebra-donkey (the girl loves zebras) and horses, llamas, goats, pigs, and a playground. She was pretty much a but the whole time we were there and when we left. The grownups had fun feeding all the animals.
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We visited mommy's old work friends. These two were born two weeks apart. I babysat his for a few months before we moved. </div>
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Visiting lots with Heather and kids</div>
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We had tons of fun just sitting in the sun and visiting with our family. It was sad to leave, but we sure missed daddy! Tom flew home with us because he felt bad that I had so much stuff and two kids on a plane. It was very nice to have him there and to visit for a little bit longer. </div>
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<br /></div>Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-72059208371203134382012-05-23T16:50:00.001-07:002012-05-23T16:51:44.210-07:00California, part 1We got to California on Monday and on Wednesday we drove out to Ridgecrest to see Tom. I got sick that night (fever, chills. so fun). The next day Tom had to opportunity to fly in a brand new F-18 jet. Insane! He had to wear a pressurized suit and was trained to not press the button between his legs, otherwise he would have been ejected. Too much pressure for me!<br />
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Then Aunt Kathy came out. We had a bbq with Aubs on Friday and we all went to Sea World on Saturday. Sophie had a blast. Her favorite part: The penguins! Remember this picture from the Omaha Zoo:<br />
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She is still that excited about the penguins. We had to go see them twice. She loved all the animals. We didnt get to see Shamu cuz it got too cold.<br />
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We went to the beach a couple of times. The first time it was just me and the kids. I couldn't get Sophie in the water for anything. We played in the sand and swung on the swings. The second time was with Papa, Nana, and Uncle Mike. Papa and Nana somehow got her to love the water! She still asks to go to the beach and I feel so bad that we don't have one :(</div>
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</div>Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988985587509930741.post-84897277255387803412012-04-23T12:32:00.002-07:002012-04-23T12:32:45.661-07:00CaliforniaThe flight from St. Louis to Houston was ok. I was going to nurse Liam as we were taking off but because he was supposed to sit with my Grandma a few rows ahead the flight attendant wouldn't let me due to weight issues. But, we had to wait for fuel or something so she brought him back to me while we waited. Throughout the flight she kept telling me that we would most likely miss our connection cause we took off late so I was kinda freaking out. The guy in front of me kept saying she doesn't know what she is talking about you will be just fine. Turns out, the attendant had her watch set for St. Louis time, not Houston so she was an hour off! Crisis averted. Have you ever been to the Houston airport? It is huge! We had to take a train to another terminal after walking forever to get to the train. Needless to say, we speed walked! Grandma boarded the plane with Sophie and I had Liam and the luggage cart with her car seat and the diaper bag. I asked the male flight attendant if I could leave the cart at the door, take Liam to my grandma and come back for the stuff. He looked at me and said, with attitude, you can leave it here. they'll put it under the plane. I said, no I need this stuff on the plane, to put my daughter in the seat and this is my diaper bag. Again, with attitude, he said, you're bringing all of that on the plane? The lady behind me (we were the last to board) asked if she could help me. So very nice since the person who was supposed to help me was being a complete jerk! She took Liam for me while I gathered our stuff. We all were able to sit together on this flight so that was nice. The same flight attendant was pretty much rude throughout the whole flight, to everyone so at least it wasn't just me. He didn't seem to like his job very much.<br />
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Anyway, the kids were overall pretty good throughout our travels. I think it was a good 9 hours from hotel to mom's car in California so that's a long time to be good! Once we got everything loaded in the truck I was able to relax! Travelling with small children is no picnic. I am so grateful that Grandma was able to come with us! We went to In and Out for lunch and then home. Nice start to our vacation!!!!Mindiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11964697086511705776noreply@blogger.com0