Family Vacation Part 1

People Watching at O'Hare Airport

 

My parents rented a house for 2 weeks in Florida! My dad flew down with the kids and I on the way to Florida while Ben drove the van! We knew this whole experience would be new for Landon and Quinn so I came fully prepared. Our first adventure would be to get through security with ALL of our things, car seat and children. Landon surprisingly did well (pacifier in mouth of course) waiting in line and hanging out with Popo (my dad). Quinn wanted to get down and crawl so she was a bit of a challenge to keep in my arms until I could backpack her to me. Luckily we made it through without too many problems and 2 happy children.

Once we arrived to the gate I placed Quinn in Landon's car seat to feed her breakfast and dose her needed medicine. Landon and Popo went for a walk of the terminal and enjoy some "running" before being strapped into his car seat for two hours. Before we knew it the time had come to board the plane. Begin the Landon meltdown! We had a feeling going down the tarmac onto the plane would be a cause for concern and that it was. Popo had to hold on tight and remind him that he would be just fine. I luckily had Quinn backpacked to me so I had free hands in case of a run-away. We got on the plane, found our seats, First Class, First Row thanks to POPO! At this point Landon had a full meltdown, threw himself down on the floor and refused to get in his car seat. I handed Popo Quinn and took action. Nana had bought Landon a new sleeve of Hot Wheels Cars so I took them out of the bag, placed them on his car seat and looked away. As I prepared his seat with fruit snacks, juice, Pocoyo book and FEESH before I knew it a certain 3year old had placed himself in his car seat! SUCCESS!! I quickly strapped him in and we were set to go. Quinn fell asleep during takeoff while Landon and Popo talked and played. As Quinn woke up from her nap, Landon fell asleep. Before we knew it we were preparing for landing into Ft. Meyers!! Landon was a bit nervous for take-off and landing and when the plane touched down he screamed "All Done, Nice Job!," Which in Landon terms meant he was done with the plane and it was time to get off. We gathered our things and off we went to meet DADA!!

We arrived at our cute little Spruce Street home on Marco Island Florida and Landon made himself at home by eating fish, playing with his iPad, and a quick afternoon swim in his very own backyard pool!!



We could tell this vacation would be right up Landon's alley. The beach access was a short walk from the house and we headed there on a daily basis if not a few times throughout the day.



Nothing like a beautiful Florida sunset to end our first day on Marco!