Our first family vacation was a resounding success. It was so fun to see my sweet Critter Girl ask to go to the beach every day, and her eyes light up when she sees her swimsuit. She knows what that suit means - FUN!
She is so great on the airplane, a born traveler. I think the key is we get her her own seat, and she sits in her own car seat. It's familiar, she is used to being in it. She's used to having to stay in it for periods of time. And I don't have a squirming toddler in my lap. It is worth every penny of airfare to get her her own seat. Mr. P even registered her for her own frequent flier number. We use this awesome wheelie thing to wheel her ginourmous carseat through the airport. It can even be used with her in it - like a stroller. Genius.
She loved loved loved the beach - a girl after my own heart. Mr. P and I are warm weather people, and vacation can only mean one thing to us - beach. And Critter is no different it seems.
Now that we all happily survived our first vacation, e are already thinking about the next time. Good times, very good times.
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1 day ago
Ahh the beach...I can't wait to take our daughter to the beach for reals. We did a toe tip in the Ocean on our trip to NY, but we need a warm weather trip!
ReplyDeleteSo glad it went well!
So glad you had a great time! I am still terrified of travel because two at once just overwhelmes me...we can do 3.5 hour car trips but that's about it so far. But that's ok, we'll fly somewhere all together at some point!
ReplyDeleteOh you are lucky, so so lucky that Critter did so well on the plane! I have tried every possible configuration, always with a ticketed seat for little M, but she gets SO excited by all of it that it is really tough for everyone. I got really lucky on our last flight b/c there was a little baby in front of us. She would be quiet when I told her that the baby was trying to sleep; she'd do anything for little babies. Schew...
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