We just returned from our first trip back to California since we moved to Illinois in July… It was exhausting, but we really enjoyed spending time with family and friends!
Ryder's First Airplane Ride
Ryder was an awesome traveler… he was great on the airplane, and even slept through the crazy trek across LAX during our 30-minute layover. He enjoyed watching the “important safety video,” staring at the overhead reading lights, and “talking” to the people behind us. All that activity was pretty tiring, so he slept most of the time, and even discovered how to suck his thumb.
The day before Thanksgiving, we made a whirlwind trip through three Gallo buildings, and the schools my parents teach in to introduce Ryder to all our friends. Then we stayed in Modesto and had dinner with my parents, brother, and sister-in-law who’s carrying Ryder’s first cousin (due in May).
A Thanksgiving Day Bath
Thanksgiving day was very relaxing… Ryder got a bath in the sink, and we spent the day just kinda hanging out and enjoying the company of the Shafar family, and Ryan’s sisters and brother-in-law. Dinner was wonderful, as always!
Unfortunately, Ryan ended up in Urgent Care on Friday (all the doctors’ offices were closed!) and was diagnosed with accute bronchitis. Ryder and I also came down with pretty nasty coughs. So the rest of the week, we laid pretty low. The one exception to that was one last trip to Modesto so Ryder could meet my Great Aunt Bev.
On Monday, we headed to the airport extra early (better safe than sorry) and had a relaxing time in the Red Carpet Club before going to our departure gate. But it was then that we realized that our flight had been delayed more than two hours… we were definitely not going to make our 30-minute layover in LA! So our flight had to be switched, and because of that our bags didn’t make it home until the following day… grrr! When we landed in Chicago, we were greeted by 4 inches of snow and ice caked in the car. Luckily we had an ice scraper already! We’ll keep that experience in mind when we head out to CA again for Christmas… when we come back home, we may be in for a “treat!”
Playtime is SO much FUN!
Can’t wait to see everyone again in a couple of weeks!
