WDW Memories...

Girls Night Out

2010-05-16T07:02:00.000-07:00

Just an aside here, but I remember a "girls night out" at MK while Ken and I stayed back at the resort with Keegan. (:

Day 4, 12-24-2008, part 1

2010-04-03T18:35:00.000-07:00

Christmas Eve day started out early. We had an 8am ADR for Crystal Palace. Breakfast place of Pooh and Friends. Making the reservation 6 months prior we had NO idea how Keegan would do with the characters...however, with his reaction on a previous day at DHS, I suspected he'd LOVE them.

Anywho! It was an early morning. We had 5 adults to get ready and one baby to get ready. And we had to be on a bus to MK by 7:30 at the very latest. I'm pretty sure that was accomplished. However, I was slightly worried when they let us through the gate and into a LINE for those with ADR's as it was about 5 mintues to 8. But, alas, we did not wait long and were soon passing under the train station (just missing the MK welcome ceremony). It was a gorgeous day. There is NOTHING like walking down Main Street with virtually no one else there.

We arrived at Crystal Palace and I managed to wade through everyone else that had early ADR's and checked us in. However, as it would turn out, I checked us in under the wrong party name (I couldn't remember if the reservation was under my name or my mom's. And I think I gave her my mom's first name with my married last name.). Something that wouldn't be caught until the watiress was preparing our check later. *shrugs* Guess that means next time, I need to write it down in the future. :P

Anyway. I'm getting off track. We had to wait probably 10 minutes until our name was called. I know pictures were taken at this time of the castle and the calmness before the chaos of everyone else being let in.

He was so anxious. And I believe there were ducks on the other side of the fence that he was watching. :D

And my sister took this one. I love the way everything in reflected in the very still water. So gorgeous!

After about ten mintues we were called and led in to our table. I didn't care for our table location really. But beggars can't be choosers. The waitress took our drink orders and we were off to the buffet to fill our plates before the characters started coming around.

It was really amazing to watch Keegan as the characters began their journey around the restaurant. I wish I had gotten a picture or two of his quizzical, yet delighted face. Before I go much further in story-telling, I must add that the Character Handler came to our table well in advance of Pooh stopping by to ask how Keegan would do with them. We told her we weren't sure, that he had met Pluto a couple days prior but wouldn't get right next to him. So she said they'd just take it slow in interaction with Keegan. She was wonderful.

First to the table was Pooh. Sadly, we didn't get more than a minute with him and this is the best shot I have of Keegan and my mom with Pooh. He wasn't such a great interaction character compared the other 3.

We sat down to eat some more and watied for another character. Keegan was just sooooooo excited now and ready for another character. Who should come by next but old Eeyore.

He was just in LOVE with Eeyore. And as Eeyore left for the next table he so badly wanted to go with him. I don't remember if it was before Eeyore came to our table or after, but he tried to grab his tail. Missed that photo op. And then next up was Piglet. This was the most precious of the interactions because of the way he put hjis hands on either side of Piglets face to give Piglet a kiss. We're pretty sure the cast memeber in the costume was a girl because of the way "she" interacted back.

We were given our bill to settle and waited and waited and waited for Tigger. But Keegan was getting restless so we decided to go ahead and leave. But my mom took Keegan over to wave good-bye to Tigger, not to interrupt the other tables mind you. Well, the handler (who can be seen in the background of the second Piglet picture) was so impressed with how Keegan interacted with the other Characters that SHE pulled Tigger away so Keegan could actually give Tigger a kiss and love before we left. How's that for Disney Magic?

Once we said good-bye to Tigger, we headed to Fantasyland. There were a couple rides that my mom wanted to ride with Keegan for the first time...Dumbo and Winnie the Pooh.

And since this entry is already soooooo long, I'll leave it here for tonight and continue with the rest of our day Friday.

Day 3...12-23-08

2010-02-14T18:12:00.000-08:00

Day 3 found us venturing to Epcot...all 6 of us since Ashley made it in safely the night before.

The morning started out pretty...laid back. Keegan decided he'd like to watch cartoons while we were getting dressed. :D

I'm not sure what time we got out of the room...but I have in my notes that we made it to Epcot for Rope Drop. Crazy, I know.

The picture below is one my all time favourites!

We ended up getting a locker for coats because the stoarge under the stroller wasn't big enough for everything. After that, we headed over to Test Track. Now, this is where communication would have been key for all of us. We needed to use baby swap...and I was pretty sure that all we had to do was walk up to the FP entrance and tell them that, get the BS pass for those staying off with the baby and the rest of the crew went on to ride. Well, the CM (who I am blaming for part of the mini drama to follow) told us that the people riding the ride now needed to be in line. Well, they were. Mom, dad, and Ash were going for the 1st round on TT, and Ken and I were staying out with the baby. And we kept telling him that. But he seemed to be too into organizing the timer lanyards (you know the ones, with the red car attached that ya hand to the CM at the start of the line when you get there?) than to pay attention to where the other people in our party were. Heck, they were practically IN THE BUIDLING before he gave us the baby swap pass. Mom had a mini-melt down in line...but once they had ridden, she was over it and Ken, Ash, and I got our go around on TT. After we got off, we all shopped a bit while waiting for World Showcase to open. Our first purchase here was a passport for Keegan. Yeah, he was too young to have it filled out for himself, but it's fun to have that as a souvie (not to mention he plays with it all the time now).

Our first stop in World Showcase was Canada. Normally, we would have gone left, into Mexico. But this time we decided to change it up and head right. Mostly because going right got us to France faster. For what? Oh, you'll see. :D

I love how blue the sky in this picture is. The camera I had at the time took crappy pictures for the most part...so to get this one was awesome! Anywho! We played around in Canada for a bit...

In the first picture, my mom is on the other side of the phone booth, my sister is inside the phone booth, and you can see me taking the picture of the two of them. You can also see my husband on the right. Now, the second picture. How do I begin to explain it? My mom works in a high school library. And she's got a student whose like another daughter to her. Well, they happen to have an imaginary giraffe...named Fred. And he was sent with us on this trip. So, we had to make sure he got into some of the pictures. There are more to follow...trust me. He was an onrey giraffe.

After leaving Canada, we stopped for a bathroom break in the UK. As well as a little sight seeing and shopping. We pretty much just strolled our way around World Showcase (with my husband in charge of finding the KidCot stations for the passport). Finally though, we hit the international gateway...and thus knew we were just steps away from the glorious Grand Marnier & Grey Goose Slushies!

My parents watch Samantha Brown specials...but are particualry fond of her Disney Specials. Upon seeing one episode about 6 months before this trip, my mom put "having a grand marnier slushie" on her top 5 list of things to do while we were there. lol :D She enjoyed it! After getting slushie's it was time for a smoke break (for my sister) so we found the smoking area in the France pavillion and hung out. Well, one of us slept. :D

After our break in France, we pretty much strolled around World Showcase and enjoyed ourselves.

Another great picture from my not so great camera. lol

I think my sister is texting her boyfriend...and my mom is most likely saying "Just take the picture already!" :D

More Fred craziness! He wanted to try on a fez, but I snapped the picture before he had a chance to put it on. Then he wanted to take a bath or play in the fountain...so mom is pulling him out.

This is the best family picutre we have of all of us. (Finally, you can see me, the girl behind all the photos! lol) And Keegan was still crashed out in the stroller.

We hit up Japan, where my "money" shot was ruined by this family. And found a hidden Mickey! I also got to pick a pearl (7mm and a green-white color, very pretty). Which I didn't get set into anything...it's in my jewlery box...possibly waiting for another pair for earrings maybe.

I have pictures of the others "worlds" we meandered through...but this post is already overloaded with pictures. I believe we had lunch in the American pavillion. And then just perused our way out of World Showcase through the rest of the pavillions.

We meandered our way out of the world. And I'm sure we stopped for shopping in Mouse Gears.

We headed back to the resort, did a little laundry, had a bite to eat and then headed to DTD for the evening. Not many pictures from that aside from my son being awake one minute when I looked back at him in between my mom and sister and crashed out sleeping the next. :D

Up next...Christmas Eve...character breakfast...did my son enjoy the characters...and how did our day go?

Chapter 2, afternoon

2010-02-08T10:21:00.000-08:00

When last I left you, we were spending a few hours at the resort in hopes of a nap for the youngest. I don't believe that happend (ever to be honest). So after a bit, we decided to head to Epcot and do a few things.

I don't remember what the crowds were like this day...as I've waited too long to actually write this TR (I'll do a better job next time, I promise). Anywho! We headed over to the Land Pavillion and rode Living with the Land. Where my son decided he was tired and promptly fell asleep on my moms shoulder. Silly kids. :D

After we took our ride and learned about Living with the Land, we headed over to every kids favourite ride...the Seas with Nemo and Friends. Now, let me preface this by saying the last time my parents and I rode this was before the refurb and addition of Nemo. So this was a new experiece for us. Keegan rode with my parents and I think he liked it...but I can't remember for sure. :D The best part for all of us was watching Keegan explore the aquariums after our ride. It was truly priceless!

When we were done exploring the seas, we headed into Innoventions. Now, the last time we saw it, I remember there being soooooo much more.This time...it didn't hold my interest as much. Sad I know. However, to a 14 month old, there's nothing better than being able to run around and follow the sparkly "road".

Or play in the house near the Fire demo place (I know, I'm so technical with my terms, lol).

In my notes, I have that we sat and had some ice cream and shopped in Mouse Gears (LOVE this store) before heading back to the hotel to veg and wait for my sister to arrive.

I believe she was scheduled to land around 8:45-ish. And remember our debacle of having not gotten her ME stuff before we left? You remember...I had to ask the DME agent upon our arrival to add her in as arriving the next evening...which she did. And she assured me all she had to have was her ID. Well, my sister gets down to DME and they can't find her name under our reservation. Really? She called, understandably upset and said that we'd checked her in the day before or that she wasn't on our reservation..I can't remember which excuse they gave. Ummm...no. We didn't and if you'll check with the hotel, she is under our reservation. I was just about to call the hotel front deck and ask for help when they FINALLY said (after calling the hotel directly "Oh...yeah. She is on the reservation. Sorry about that."

So, by 10pm that evening she was there. We were happy. And discussing our plans for the next day before resting our heads upon pillows to sleep.

I should add here that this would be the second (and I believe last) night my parents let Keegan sleep with them. After tonight we ended up moving the ottoman into their room (we had a family suite, remember?) DH slept on the pull out loveseat and Keegan and I slept on the pull out couch. Little bugger...refused to sleep in the pack-n play we had brought to the room the first night. >_<

Alright. That does it for day two.

What's up next? What park to we venture into as a family of 6 for the first time this trip? Well, you'll just have to stay tuned to find out. :D

Chapter 2- 12-22-08

2010-02-02T10:55:00.000-08:00

Guess I should have mentioned the dates we took this trip, lol. May help out a little in writing this TR. :D

Departure day to Orlando was 12-21-2008. Return to Denver day was 12-27-2008. Might also mention that when writing this TR on my other blog, I had only gotten as far as arrival day...so from here on out this TR could be interesting in my fact remembering skills (though I did keep notes each day we were there and can go off of that).

Anywho. On we go!

Day 2 for us would be Day 1 for my sister who was set to arrive later in the evening. So, rather than sit around in the resort all day and wait for her, we headed to DHS bright and early...(my notes say we got there around 8:20). My son so wasn't happy to have the following picture taken...but, as was suggested by my uncle, we took a picture of what he wore every morning in case he ever got lost from us. (But with 4 adults, there was not a chance of that happening.) And yes, we had matching shirts made. :D I'll have to see if I can find the graphic I had made on the DIS boards and post it.

We made it to DHS. It was a chilly morning. And Keegan wasn't too sure what we were doing yet. But, little did he know, he'd figure it out and have the time of his life!

We started our maiden journey into the park...totally unsure of where we were headed. Even though mom, dad, and myself had been to WDW back in 2003, we never made it over to DHS (or as it was called then MGM). So this was a new experience for us. While we were meandering our way along, we had some photo pass pics taken (I will have to add these later as we didn't make full use of photo pass this trip and deemed it wasted money to spend the $100 on the CD so we ended up making a scrapbook online of the photopass pics as well as some of our own pics. I will scan the book in later and post the pics.) We also spoted this guy:

Pluto would be our test of how our 14 month old would react to the characters. We were afraid he'd be one of the screamers you sometimes see. But, we took it slow and just walked up beside the photopass photographer first to just let Keegan see Pluto and say hi from a distance. Well, let's just say it was clear from his reaction, he was dying to get up close and personal with Plute. So, we got in line. And he did better than I expected. He was a bit timid at first, but Pluto was great and didn't get too close to Keegan for fear of scaring him for life. lol I have a Photopass pic...that will be uploaded and added later. :D

After visiting with our new friend, we headed over to The Great Movie Ride. I'd read about this in Birnbaum's...and knew I HAD to ride it. It was a walk on. Actually, we happened to make it through the empty que just as they were about to send the vehicle through. We ened up in the very last row! I was a good girl, and this is the only picture I took before we got going in our journey.

That is, until we hit the Wizard of Oz portion. I am a HUGE WoO nut. I have the 25th anniversary VHS, a DVD copy I bought when DVD's started hitting the shelves, and my parents just bought me the...40th (I think) anniversary copy DVD for my birthday. :D That was my favourite part of the ride.

And surprisingly enough, Keegan did really well through out this ride. :D

Next up was a very short walk to the back streets.

We didn't stay here long at all. Mostly because we wanted to come back to it for Osbourne Lights (which, I'll add now never happend :( ). After our short jaunt, we found our way to Muppet Vision 3-D.

This was a pretty cute show. Though I missed most of it because Keegan got restless and wasn't into it. He ended up passed back and forth between my mom and I and finally fell asleep on my shoulder. Next trip, we'll be sure to hit this one again, as Keegan will be older and hopefully I'll get to see the whole thing.

After Muppets, we headed back up to the front of the park. Mom and Dad were looking to get Rocked on the Rockin Roller Coaster. :D

Ken, Keegan and I walked around and shopped a bit while we waited for mom and dad to get through the coaster. But, as luck would have it, after waiting in line an hour, freezing in the "wind tunnel" part of the que, and nearly making it to the front of the line, they closed it down for some un-remembered reason (dad may remember, I don't). So, we met back up near Starring Rolls Cafe and came up with a game plan.

Let me just say that in hindsight, we should have communicated better throughout this trip (as will be apparent during my AK post later). I wanted my parents to be able to see the world through their grandsons eyes. But in doing so, it really put a damer on their want to do list. If that makes any sense. I wish now, that I would have told them to do what they wanted...that we were here for a week and that there would be plenty of time for us all to ride rides together and to see the world through the eyes of Keegan. But, I digress.

Anywho. Our plan was that dad and Ken would go ride Star Tours and mom and I would peruse the park some more. However, our stomachs called well before the boys were done on the ride. So, we ended up eating at ABC Commisary. Not the best we had all week, but also not the worst we had all week. Sorry DISer's...I didn't get food porn shots. Next trip I promise to! :D

Anyway. After lunch, Keegan was getting cranky. So we called the boys who (if I remember correctly) were just getting off the ride, and told them we were headed back to the resort. And to meet us back there when they were done at DHS. Us girls and the wee boy headed back to the resort to relax and hopefully get Keegan to nap.

After a quick stop to take the above picture, we hit the room. Which we discovered had not yet been cleaned. Really? It was going on, I believe 1pm and it still hadn't been cleaned. Bummer. Anyway. I think we went in, got the stroller unloaded and put the couch/bed back together ourself so we had a place to sit. Keegan didn't nap, but he did get some run around time in the room. At some point dad and Ken made it back to the room. Rather than eat a CS there at the park, they came back and got something from the food court (again, if my memory serves me correctly on this).

While they ate, we discussed the afternoons plan of action. It was decided we'd head over to Epcot and spend some time.

And that folks, is where I leave this chapter for today. Up next: what did we ride at Epcot? did we have any meltdowns? AND does my sister make it in on DME successfully?

Stay tuned!

Day 1, 12-21-2008, part 2

2010-01-31T12:38:00.000-08:00

The remainder of our wait at DIA was uneventful. Lots of kids on our flight...lots (we're pretty sure they were all headed to WDW as there was lots of cheering when the Captain said something about "Enjoy your time with the mouse"...but given the grimace of a few, I think they were quickly told "Yeah, Not this trip" by their parents). But, Keegan did well. He slept for part of it.

And the only time we had any melt down was upon decending and landing in Orlando. The pressure in his ears was too much for him. And he wouldn't take his binky or drink anything for us to help relieve the pressure. Luckily, he wasn't the only one it bothered. There were a few other young ones on the flight that cried on the way down as well.

We were so glad we didn't have to go claim our luggage and could go straight to Disney's Magical Express. Check-in for that went smoothly. And I was sure to ask, again, about making sure Ashley was on their schedule for the following day. She wasn't, but the woman who checked us in, put Ashley in the system and said all she'd need is her ID (keep this in mind for tomorrows chapter). We got Keegan a boarding pass (basically) for the bus, and we were off to wait in line for the bus to our resort. Once on the bus, we were truly there. It was awesome! Though the best part of the bus ride was this:

Other Disney lovers know that when you see that sign, you are truly on vacation and in your magical place. It made me cry happy tears. :D

We got to the resort quickly, and got checked in. Our room was ready (should be, it was after 6pm). First floor, Calypso building in a Family Suite. It was nice to be able to go drop all our bags and things and sit for a bit. We only sat for 10 minutes or so, then headed to the food court to get a bite for dinner. In the time it took us all to get our food, pay, and walk back to the room with it, our bags were in our room. Yay! But wait. There were only 2 bags. Crap. Not to mention the basket I had ordered for mom a month prior and paid for was MIA (I'll touch on this one after the luggage).

We called luggage services and they said "it's missing, you'll have to call your airline and report it missing." Great. Of all the bags to lose, they lose mine and Ken's. So, we get on the phone and try to get in touch with United to report the bag lost. Thing is, every time we follow the prompts, and get to the correct menu for lost baggage, it drops our call (something I will be writing a complaint about to United). So, many calls to luggage services at our hotel, many trips down to the front desk to actually talk to them and give them a description of the bag, I finally get through to United. Only it wasn't to the proper department. I was so pissed, I finally just hit the general baggage question prompt and spoke to someone. Mom and I tag teamed talking to this girl, as she was desperatly trying to help us get through to the lost baggage line. After 2 hours of being on hold with this girl, we get through. Also, sometime in all of this, Disney took a description of our bag as well, I'm assuming to go look for it. Back to United. The girl I spoke to said it had been scanned into Orlando International Airport (score one for it actually being in the same state as us, we may actually get it in a day or two if they find it and deliver it), and that we should have reported it lost at the airport. DOH! She didn't know how the magical express worked, so I had to explain. She was sweet, and told my mom she would file the report for us; took a description of the bag and told us she would be in touch with us. So, dad and Ken come back in time to hear the end of the conversation. Dad and I walk to the lobby once more to thank the cast memebers there for their help and to let them know we'd keep in touch about the bag and it's whereabouts. Dad and I get back to the room and we all sit down and start discussing our options. Disney offered to pay for a cab to Walmart or Target so Ken and I could get a couple changes of clothes until the bag was delievered. Mom and dad would help us pay for it if we needed it. Just as I was saying "let's just go, get it over with tonight, and if the bag does show up tonight, then we consider ourselves lucky and have a few extra pairs of clothes for the week" there is a knock on the door. Without even looking out the peephole, I open the door and nearly faint. There is the missing/lost bag in all it's wonderful glory. We thanked the cast member who brought it profusely and told him we could have hugged him for bringing that bag. YAY! Crisis averted. (Thanks Bianca, Linda, Renee, and John at ASMu luggage services!) No need to spend time or money shopping for clothes. Oh, and when the bag came, it didn't have the nice bright yellow tag on the handle. So between Denver and Orlando, the tag was pulled off. And guess where we found it (as we were packing up to head home later int he week). In the outside zipper pocket of the bag. >_<

Now, back to the basket I had ordered and paid for. I ordered it from a local Orlando woman...I believe the company is Memories by Betsy (use her, she's awesome!). She put together a basket with a Mickey throw and a 2008 Mickey Head ornament for mom. It was to be delivered to our hotel, and left in our room when it was ready. Well, it was delivered to the hotel...but not to our room. Because of the baggage situation above, I couldn't remember the name of the company (non-DISer moment for not having brought that info with me) and so had to describe the basket to the cast member over the phone. I was in tears...as it was supposed to be a surprise for my mom, and there she was, in the room with me, listening to me bawl my eyes out (what can I say, when I'm super stressed out, I'm a cryer) having to ruin the surprise. Well, somewhere during the call, the cast member came up with the correct company name and said she was sure she'd seen one and that when they found it, they'd deliver it right away. Within 10 minutes the basket was at our door. YAY! Mom was soooooo excited. We left the throw over the back of the couch all week, and hung the ornament from the tall lamp in our room.

All things considered, we ended up having a peaceful evening and decorated our windows with our Disney clings, christmas lights, and garland. I did not get pictures of our windows somehow, but it doesn't matter as our garland/light tree we taped to the window fell off by the morning, so we were left with our window clings and our cool mickey head wreath (I'll take a picture of it at least so you can see it).

Pardon the pictures below. I didn't get good room pictures, and these were sleeping arrangements the end of the week. But, I felt it necessary to post them here as I won't be talking about the room again.

Above picture is the room with the queen bed. As you can see, we moved the ottoman into the room the end of the week, and set it up for Ash.

Above picture is the pullout sofa and pullout armchair, not to mention the pack and play that Keegan slept in for a mere 2 hours the whole time we were there. Don't ask me why my child wouldn't sleep in it...aside from he just wasn't used to it. Plus, the padding is a bit flimsy. So, the rest of the trip he slept with my parents for 2 nights. The other nights, we got smart, moved the ottoman into my parents room (as pictured above) for my sister. Keegan and I slept on the pull out couch...and DH slept on the pullout loveseat. It worked for us. :D

In hindsight, we should have gotten two adjoining rooms. However, by the end of the week, we think we probably still would have gone the same route (a suite) just for the kitchenette area. We had a place for a small carton of milk, cold bottled water every day and cold Pepsi's when we'd come back to the room to relax.

And that does it for Chapter 1. Suitcase was found and delivered, no extra money had to spent on clothes for DH and I, and the basket of goodies I ordered for my mom was also found and delivered. After unpacking our bags and putting them away...we settled in for the night. After all, we had a busy day planned the next day.

Ok. Who am I kidding. We had a 14 month old with us. None of our days were planned in advance. :D

Anywho. Up next...what park to we visit for our first day? How does our 14 month old do with characters? what do we ride? And does my sister make it in on DME successfully

Day 1, 12-21-2008, Departure day!

2010-01-30T18:06:00.000-08:00

Thanks to GreatBiscuit...on the DISboards, I have decided to finally tell the story of my dad's 2nd trip, my mom and my 3rd trip, and my son and hubbies 1st trip to the most magical place on Earth. :D

Chapter 1 (departure day)

Today started out early. We were all up out of bed by 5am getting ready and loading up the car for the ride to the airport. We let Keegan sleep till about half an hour before we were leaving the house. Then I went in, wrapped him in his blanket and brought him out to the couch to slowly rock and talk him awake. Luckily, it worked, and he was in a chipper little mood. He ate about three-fourth's of his toast and drank nearly all his milk. Once we had him dressed, he was anxious to go. He kept running around saying "bye-bye".

As my Uncle Mike suggested, the above shot was taken in part to identify what he was wearing that day should he get lost. And I might add as a note, the only hard thing about traveling with a little one is you have to remember to take another picture should you need to change their clothes at all during the course of the day. :P

Anywho. We stopped at 7-11 for coffee and cocoa (unfortunately for us, we had not discovered the delicousness of Starbucks drinks before this trip). Then it was off to the USAirport parking lot where the car would be parked all week while we were gone. Just a note, if you're flying during a busy holiday, such as Christmas, hop online to the website for USAirport parking and make a reservation. We didn't have to use the reservation we made, but we weren't going to take any chances of pulling in only to find they were full. That being said. Getting on a shuttle from there was kind of a mess. So many other people running from their cars trying to catch the shuttle. But, we got on one, were given our parking slip (which identified where our car was parked upon our return) and were off to the airport.

I should add in here that we left our house at 6:15, even though our flight didn't leave till 10:55. And it's a good thing we did. When we were dropped off at Uniteds side, we entered the airport to find a massive line of United travelers. Good news was we didn't wait in that massive line for very long, as they opened up the ques that had been marked when we got there for those with carry-on luggage only to all travelers, and they pretty much opened the ropes right in front of us so we were first over to that side. We checked 3 bags; each of which included a bright yellow Disney Magical Express tag to signify that upon arrival in Orlando, Disney would be bringing it to our room for us. Keep this tag in mind.

We pay our $45 baggage fees (as that was cheaper we decided than paying $125 for overweight bags), get our boarding passes and head for security. Which actually wasn't terrible. I gather up all the ID's and boarding passes and handed them to the TSA agent who checks all that stuff before you even start putting your stuff through the xray machines. Once through that, we head for the "family" line and got in position. Sounds weird I know. But when traveling with a baby, you need to have a plan of action. Dad and Ken went through first, then mom and Keegan, and then me. The plan was for dad and Ken to gather up bags, jackets, shoes, etc as they were cleared through the xray, mom was to just take care of Keegan and nothing else, and I was bringing up the rear. It worked like a charm. We even had all of Keegan's jar baby food and juices which were all over 3oz in a lunch box so we didn't have to dig through a bag for them when TSA asked for them. The agent who ran the wand over all his food and joice items said we made traveling with a baby look like a piece of cake. :D That was nice to hear. :D

Through security, we headed down to the train. And then our gate to wait for our flight. All together, from the time we left the house, to the time we got to our gate, it was two and a half hours. Not horrible at all really. Now we just sit and wait till it's time to take off!

I shall leave this chapter here for now. As it is getting close to the little ones bath and bed time. Chapter two will follow tomorrow. :D