John used to fly a lot for business. So much he thought he'd never use up all his frequent flier miles. Then he married me and his family went from one person to five in a couple of years and guess what....all gone. We travelled to California last week for Grandma Connie's wedding and used the last of the miles. Flying with two babies was interesting. It's funny how in everyday places people ooooh and ahhhh over such cute little things, always friendly and helpful. Then you enter an airport. Suddenly those sweet babies make you enemy #1. It's fun to sit on a plane with them and watch the faces of the other passengers entering. After their initial look of horror fades, you can see them calculating in their heads exactly how far away from you they are sitting. Some actually sigh loudly or roll their eyes while avoiding direct eye contact at any cost. Sam pretended she didn't know us. And the kids were great...at least on the way home. The trip there we have tried to block out. Anyway, on the trip home an old man sitting in front of John (who looked like he wasn't the cuddly kid-loving type) stopped us during tandem diaper changes halfway through the flight and told John that he had been watching him walking around the airport with Sophie (she has this cute way of walking around holding only his index finger) and he said he thought it was beautiful how comfortable Sophie was leading her daddy around and that we obviously made her feel safe and secure. He made John blush, so cute. So, in the end it was nice to finish the trip on a good note with a fellow traveller.
We had a great time on 'vacation', weather was in the 100's for the first few days and then lovely as we hit the beach in Carmel. It's much nicer in California at 100 degrees than in Illinois at 80 with our humidity. It was great to spend some time with the family. Coming from small families, it was strange for us to be at a restaurant asking for a table for 17! We sure do miss all of you Adams and don't like being so far away.
For the ceremony Sophie was the youngest flowergirl and was soooo cute. The others walked down the aisle as they should have. Sophie was supposed to hold her 3 year old cousin Emily's hand but wouldn't so we thought surely she'd hold Samantha's hand since she went after the flowegirls. Nope. Finally after Sam went down the aisle Sophie decided it was her turn and began picking up the rose petals one by one and returning them to the lady directing it all at the back of the room. It was too adorable and I was laughing so hard I couldn't move to help. After holding up the bride for a while cousing Britney, the maid of honor, finally grabbed her hand and got her down the entire aisle. Our sweet little girl just loooves to pick things up and put them away! Just like her daddy.
Sam looked beautiful (see the picture on the side) and Jack wore the cutest little seersucker blazer and linen pants, the pics we have so far aren't very good but I'll post them anyway.
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