So we had a very eventful trip traveling to West Virginia for Christmas. First, we flew to Chicago which was great. Once we got to Chicago, our plane was delayed because of mechanical issues. Then it was delayed because of weather and delayed again because of weather, and delayed again because of weather, etc... We got into the airport at about 2:00 Monday afternoon, waited all day, waited all night, then Mark argued with the airport people and got us a hotel room and food vouchers. We called all the rental car companies and nothing was available... we felt very stranded and felt like we were going to spend Christmas in an airport. The next morning, we waited and waited. Just as we were about to give up and were about to fly back home to Denver, we got a flight to Charleston at midnight. We ended up waiting almost a full day in the Chicago airport for our plane. Luckily, the airport had a mini children's museum with a fun airplane and helicopter for Ethan to play in. If we hadn't found that, I think we would have all gone insane by now. The kids were absolutely perfect and we're glad to finally be here!
In the chaos of things, we misplaced our camera but found it after all the excitement was over and family was gone. Bummer. I'm here in WV for another month to hang out with mom, my sister, and our wonderful amazing friends. Pictures will come later...
Merry Christmas!
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Ethan's Expressions
- 10/17/10 Mark came home from a church fireside and Ethan said, "How many fireworks did you see?"
- 10/1/10 Ethan came home from school and said they made a scarecrow but then said they didn't make it with any "scares" in it.
- 7/1 Ethan was playing with his good friend Addison outside. Eliza was giving Addison big, cheesy, flirty smiles and, even worse, was blowing kisses at him. I then asked her if she wanted to kiss Addison and she nodded her head yes. Boy crazy already! Ahh!
- 7/1 Mark was talking about Chris King hubs for your bike which supposedly are the best and, in his words, will outlast the bike rider. Ethan said, "Chris King hubs won't outlast Jesus since Jesus never dies." Smart boy.
- 12/29 "Eliza thinks Rudolph the Reindeer is HER reindeer." He often comes up with silly things that Eliza "says" like this. He has often told me that Eliza thinks she's a mommy and always is telling him what to do.
- 12/15 Mark said he would take Ethan on splits with the missionaries if Ethan ate all of his dinner. Ethan said, "Great! But I don't like it (dinner, that is)." He said this about 3:00 before I even started thinking about what we would have for dinner.
- 12/14 Ethan likes to get into Eliza's crib and play quite often when they're supposed to be sleeping. One night we went to check on them at 10:30 PM (!!) and they were still awake, playing. He excitedly exclaimed to Eliza as we walked in, "It's a miracle we're still awake!!" And then proceeded to ask us, "Is it morning time?"
- 12/13 Ethan asked me if he could draw all over his body. I cautioned him against it, saying that his body was a temple and that we wouldn't be drawing on the walls of the temple. I wanted him to make his own choice... he thought about it for a while and then asked, "Well then, can I draw a temple on my body?" Smart boy.
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- Mom and Dad in Kenya
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- Alicia and Curtis Langstraat
- Amanda and Cole Blair
- Annie and Josh Ostler
- Ben and Kristen Barker
- Ben and Nic Lewis
- Brigette and Justin Moore
- Caroline and David Garcia
- Cassandra and Matt Stewart
- Claudia and Michael Del Papa
- Dallon and Patty Holmes
- Daniel and Brittney Dye
- David and Lindsey Parkinson
- Hunt and Sarah Udall
- Jenny and Sam Bright
- Jessica and Ralph Holbrook
- Jonas and Mistie Stanford
- Katie and Cordell Davis
- Katie and Hunter Jackson
- Lindsay and Rob Frohm
- Marian and Michael Kanet
- Mary and Dave Pinegar
- Melody and Trent Feist
- Nicole and Ryan Scott
- Ryan and Kerrie Cancienne
- Sarah and Andrew Whitman
- Sarah and Doug Mayo
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- Val and Travis Allred
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3 comments:
Wow Leah, that really stinks!! I'm glad you finally made it though, even if it took such a miserable trip to get there. Hope you had a good Christmas after all of that!
I think you guys take the cake for the most horrific travel ordeal! Glad you survived!
Lesson learned. NEVER EVER fly through Chicago in the winter time. You'll be delayed EVERY time.
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