Alarms went off at 5:30am Friday morning. Our flight was leaving Tampa at 8:50am, and we wanted to be on the road a little after 6am. Hard to leave our little cottage!
The drive back to Tampa, with the sunrise, was really gorgeous. So pretty.
After getting our bags checked and going through security, we got some breakfast at Starbucks to eat at our gate.
Two little sweeties :)
The girls rode next to Mem on the flight out of Tampa, and I was across the aisle. She had a couple of things for them to do during the flight, and the puzzles were a big hit. The flight went really smoothly, and before we knew it, we were in Chicago!
When we got to Chicago, we found out that our flight to Grand Rapids, that was supposed to leave around noon, was delayed until 2:30. We decided on a more relaxed, sit-down, lunch option to take up some time. At the point that we finished lunch, we split up a bit. I was going to take tired kids to our gate, and Mem was going in search of some more fruit snacks to help with the ear pressure on the next flight. We passed by a departures screen, and saw that our flight time had been moved up, by two hours, leaving at 12:30 (and it was 12:17 at the time!!!), AND it had moved from Concourse C, where we currently were standing, to Concourse L! Cue the panic! I had to set Camryn down and get her to wake up a bit, frantically called Mem, and the girls and I jogged our way through the airport to try to find our new gate in time. We made it....and found that we weren't the only ones rushing up to the gate! :)
By the time we got on the flight, Camryn was pretty tired. It had been a busy day so far!
The flight was only 28 minutes long, and we could see Lake Michigan almost the whole way. Before we knew it, we were back in Grand Rapids. Almost home. :) Ryan picked us up, and the girls squealed when we saw him after going through security. :)
It was such a fun trip...and I can't wait to plan our next adventure! :D
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