Traveling

Our journey to DC went as smoothly as could be expected.  My mom and Kurt graciously offered to fly out with me and the boys (thank you! thank you! thank you!).  I honestly could not have done it without them - physically or mentally.  They were so helpful in every regard. 

Apparently, airlines now charge extra fees for checked baggage so I only checked three - which meant that we had a ton of carry-on bags, in addition to car-seats for the twins. Needless to say, we had quite a heavy load to carry to the terminal and again when we transferred in Dallas and then when we finally landed in Baltimore (as evidenced below).

The boys were terrific little travelers. I picked a 2:00 pm flight so that the twins would nap on the first leg.  To my shock, my plan actually worked - they napped well from Sacramento to Dallas!  When we got off in Dallas, there was a play area right at our gate - perfect! So, the boys ran around and got out some energy before we shoved down some dinner and headed off to our second flight. The last 2 hours of the second flight were obviously the hardest. Riley (of course) was having moments of melt-down. But, with the help of my mom and Kurt's i-phones (and some pre-downloaded kids movies) we were able to keep everyone relatively entertained. Plus, for the last hour of the flight, both Jonah and Riley fell asleep making for a peaceful landing.

When we landed in Baltimore, it was around 1:30 am local time (10:30 pm Sac time) so the boys were very tired. They perked up when they saw Steve and all three RAN down the aisle to give him big hugs. Riley then proceeded to give an excellent tantrum performance at the baggage carrousel...he was just plain DONE. We finally got to our house around 2:30 am and the boys hyped up...running all around the house and exploring. It was quite an exhausting night but we eventually got everyone to sleep. I think my entire body was pulsing from fatigue by the time I got to bed. 

But, we made it!  HOORAY!