Last week we went on our first family vacation, boy was I excited and a little nervous. First thoughts, how will the boys do on the plane, will they be fussy and we have no where to go adn can't get up, will their ears pop, how will we get all our crap gate checked, etc. Well, I have to say the boys did AWESOME! Especially for all the changes and such we had with flying. Here is our story, Saturday morning we were suppose to fly out of Omaha at 7:00, so I am up at 4:00AM to "make sure" everything is ready to go before we have to wake up boys to put in car seats. We leave house by 5:00 and get to airport at 5:20AM, so far so good boys are doing great and just awake and looking at us like this is early:). Then we get to our gate and it says flight delayed til 7:25, we are like ok our connecting flight is at 9:04 we can still make it lets home the gates our close. In the menatime the guy at Omaha put us on another flight in case we missed it. So we don't leave Omaha until 8:00 and thinking wow this is going to be interesting, we get into Minneapolis at 8:56 get off the plane and run to D concourse of course we were in A. Poor boys were in our backpacks in the front and just looked like they were flying but they didn't seem to mind. We get to our gate at 9:00 and they closed the doors at 8:59, yep missed our flight by 1 minuete. We were ticked because now we have to get on another flight that goes into Atlanta and than to Fort Myers. We bought our tickets to only have one connecting flight know the hardest party would be to change planes. So instead of leaving at 9 we know are leaving at 11:30 and getting into Atlanta at 3:00 and flying out at 4:45. So we get to our gate and get our seats. Because of having twins you have to get seats assigned at every gate almost because you can't be in same row have to have airmask and on some planes could be in same row but isle in between other planes not even same row. Anyways so of course our flight out of Atlanta is delayed and then gate change. Now are this time boys are a little fussy still doing good though. We finally get on plane at 6:00. Now we are hoping we don't miss our FREE shuttle because will cost us $128 for transpartation to our hotel. Luckily we get in and get the shuttle but we were got in 7 hours later then we were suppose to. We originially were suppose to get in the fort Myers at 1:24 and then an hour drive to hotel at latest get there by 3. Anyways, all was great boys doing well until the suttle. Mom was not prepared with a bottle and it is now bedtime and just done with traveling so they were real fussy but after I got bottle they ate and were asleep.
The week at the resort was awesome. We spent most of the day outside at the beach or by the pool and found out that the boys love water and floating in their floaties. Our first day Jared and I got fried at the beach. We didn't think we need 50 sunscreen so we didn't put any on and our backs got fried. Wasn't much fun since it was the first day but we had boys protected under umbrella's and sunscreen multiple times a day. They were such troopers they would sleep in the stroller or on the lounge chairs under umbrellas. Our last night there we went on a long walk on the beach and the boys slept in the stroller! It is nice that they just go with the flow...most of the time. So like any great vacation of relaxing on the beach or by the pool they have to come to an end.
For our trip back home, it can't be worst then the way there right? Yep it can get ready for this story. so we fly out of Fort Myers just a few minuetes late becuase of Lghtening but get into Atlanta on time. Of course in concourse A and have to go to concourse D but by this time we figured out we can use the train:). We also have to always find the elevators becuase can't use escalators with all our stuff and stroller. So we get there and again have to get our seat assigned and there was a line of 20 people ahead of me so of course I was worried, are we not going to have a seat. The lady gets on the intercom and says I just want to remind everyone if your ticket says confirmed you are on this flight if it says standby just sit down and i will call you up. So I knew we were ok because it said confirmed. It was 10:20 and we have gotten both boys changed and pj's on ready for the flight Jared had gotten Tristan asleep in his backpack and I was get Landon asleep when the lady gets on the intercom and says, I am sorry to say the flight so and so to Omaha has been CANCELLED, what??? Jared and I look at each other, what? What does that mean are you serious?? She says I can't help you here but you can go down to customer service and they can get you rebookedrebooking a flight and we think seriously we are going to stand in line for 3 hours or more with the boys. So the lady at the gate was very nice and helped us. She said I got you a hotel at the Wyndham and food vouchers, now lets get you on a flight to Omaha. I said I do not want a connecting flight I just want a direct flight. There was one at 3:00 AM as we didn't know what we were going to do from now 11 PM til 3:00 but figured we would figure it out. Well, we couldn't get on that flight it booked then she tried for the 7 am flight and that one booked finally go ton the 3:00 pm flight. At this point Landon is back awake and Jared and I haven't ate all day so grab something on our way to our free hotel transportation. We go to the Wyndham van to find out they are sold out, so we didn't have a room there just a voucher for a room. Now it is midnight and we are standing outside the airport with 300-500 people or more who knows with twin babies and thinking I am the worst mom ever and were are we going to sleep? After calling many hotels and finding out that there are 3 rooms at the Comfort Inn and Suites we get on their shuttle. When we arrive there is probably 10 people in line and I think to myself 3 rooms how are we going to have a room. They guy behind me (army guy) goes and ask if they are going to have enough rooms for all of us? They said yes we do. Then this women in from of me comes up to me and says, mam you can go ahead of us. I declined and said thank you but that is not fair for me to jump the line as you have been here and yep that's when I started to cry. I was tried felt bad for boys and Jared and this lady was so nice to offer their spot in line. Anyways by 1:30 we were in a room. We asked for pack and plays and they didn't think they had anymore but found 2 more one was fine the other one...no bottom. So we called down to get another one and he brought up another one the exact same way no bottom. So Jared and I made a bottom with the comforter and put a sheet over it. By 2:00 am the boys and us were in bed but Jared and I were up often checking on Tristan in the makeshift bottom.
The next day we had to go through security again and such but once we were through and to our gate we set up shop to get boys feed and us some lunch. We had those vouchers to use and by dangs we were going to use all of them. So we did! At last we made it to Omaha at 4 something and Jared's mom was there to pick us up. We ended up staying in Omaha with his family for a grill out which was really nice. We were all pretty tired and boys were WAY OVER tired but finally fell asleep.
all in all was a great week on vacation and a great night with family!
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