First Flight

Avery took her first trip on an airplane last weekend when we went to Midland to visit my grandparents. It was just me and Avery, and let me tell you, I was very nervous about it. We left late Friday afternoon and had a direct flight to Midland. It was an hour and a half, and she did great! She was awake the whole flight and fussed a little bit, but she is so cute that no one around us minded. She was smiling and charming everyone early on, so when she got a little tired they still thought she was cute. I sat next to this wonderful lady and her mom who helped me out so much. I was thankful for them.

Once we arrived in Midland, we didn't do much all weekend. We stayed around the house all day Saturday because it was about 40 degrees outside. Grandad went to work for a while in the morning but was home with us for most of the day. Some of my aunts and cousins came by to see us, so the day passed quickly.

Sunday was about the same. Everyone came over for lunch and stayed for the early part of the afternoon. During Avery's nap, my mom, my aunt Judy and I went to Kohl's so my mom could buy Avery some new clothes! It was so fun looking at everything and getting to buy her some stuff. We also received a huge bag of clothes from my cousin whose youngest (of six!) daughter is about a year older than Avery. It is such a blessing to get hand-me-downs from her, and all the clothes are so cute and in great shape! I love it.

Our flight left Monday after lunch, so we didn't do much that day. We had to take a flight to Dallas and switch planes to get back to Houston. My mom was on the flight with us to Dallas, and Avery slept the whole way. I mean, before we took off until after we landed! It was great. She ate on our flight back to Houston and then was in a great mood for the last 15-20 minutes until we landed. She was such a great traveler! Her daddy was very happy to see us when we arrived. I think he missed his girls!

We had such a great weekend, and I am so glad we were able to see Mir and Grandad and all my mom's family. We are so blessed to have so many people that love Avery so much; it was fun getting to see everyone. It is also nice to know that we can fly with Avery without too much trouble. Where will we go next!?!?

Here are some cute pictures from the weekend.



This is Avery with my Mir and Grandad (her great-grandparents)



This is Avery with my mom (CC)



Here she is with my aunt Judy (CC's sister)



Here she is with my aunt Sherry (CC's other sister)



I wish I had gotten pictures of Avery with all of the family she was able to meet. I will do that next time!