Last Wednesday my mom and I loaded up the kids and headed to West Virginia to visit my grandparents! We woke them up at six in the morning and went straight to the airport. It was Little Peanut’s first airplane ride. She kept the other passengers very happy by sleeping the entire time.

We had a funny little incident with Sweet Pea. We were all lined up in the jet-way waiting to get on the plane and when it was our turn to get on he decided he didn’t want to! He kept trying to move backwards and said “I want to ride a smaller airplane!”. So my mom hopped on the plane to save us a row while I stepped to the side with Sweet Pea to talk to him. I finally just had to pick him up and get on hoping he would calm down. I think he was just afraid of the unknown  because once we got on he was fine.

For his entertainment we had books to read, a magna doodle to draw on, and and iPod full of Dora the Explorer and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. The magna doodle was funny because he kept wanting my mom to draw him doors. So she got creative and drew every type of door you can think of! Toddlers!

For those of you who have never traveled with babies it is quite the task! We had carseats, portable cribs, luggage, jackets, pillows, and pretty much anything else you can think of. I carried the baby in my wrap so I would have free hands to lug everything around. And thank goodness my mom was there or I never would have been able to do it!

Once we arrived to the airport we rented a car and headed to my grandparents! We got there around four in the afternoon and Sweet Pea was ready to stretch his legs. So Papa took him downstairs to play ball while us girls watched from the balcony.

My mom and I found these awesome balloons at target for $2! After you blow them up you let them go and they shoot up into the air and make a rocket sound. We lost a few to the tops of trees and the roof. Sweet Pea loved them until my mom accidentally shot one into his face.

Thursday was our day of rest. Sweet Pea helped Papa mix up some pancakes. Yummy!

Then he helped Nana and GG mix up brownies.

And he had to taste the mix. Of course the brownies that were supposed to last all weekend lasted the day. Every time we went by the tray we grabbed one. And I wonder why I can’t lose this last 20 pounds….

We took a wonderful walk to look and the fall colors and animals:

We spent almost four hours playing outside. Oh how I wish we had a yard!

Charles’ dad lives a few hours away from my grandparents so he drove in for the afternoon. We had a wonderful visit with him! If only we lived closer…

We ended our day with yummy steaks!

More about our trip tomorrow…