1. Maisy squealing with glee upon take-off from SLC airport on our way to New York and JFK.
2. “Sorta” compliments from fellow passengers regarding the mostly good behavior of our kids—i.e, “did you dope them with something?”
Unnecessary editorial: Maybe it was the jet lag, but I personally found this to be a backhanded compliment. It’s like saying: “Hey, whaddya know? Your kids didn’t annoy me NEARLY as much as I had figured they would when I first saw them get on board. Isn’t it funny how life can be full of little surprises like that? Thanks for not ruining my amazing choice of ‘chicken or pasta’ and also for allowing me to enjoy my inflight entertainment of Marmaduke in peace.” Call me an overprotective father, but I guess on some level it irked me that they had immediately judged the capabilities and potential of my girls. I felt the urge to set them straight and respond: “Oh, believe you me, my kids can out-annoy your well-behaved little munchkins any day of the week and twice on Sunday.”
3. Jocelyn—ever the social one—made friends with a French flight attendant named Timothee. He showed her the back part of the plane and even remembered Jocelyn’s name at the end of the flight.
4. Jenica—ever the task-oriented daughter, learned that the mini-TV’s had games. She then successfully cleared about 9 levels of a game called “Chainzz” with a high score over 200,000. Then she figured out that the in-plane trivia game was to play against other passengers. So she went 4 or 5 rounds getting in first or second place, simply by picking the answer she liked best. She’s a gamer, that one.
5. The kids asking on the plane to New York, in New York JFK, and then on the final plane: “Is this France?” Then, once we arrived, they kept saying—“Wow, France is SO beautiful.” And it really is. I can see why it’s totally Oo-La-La land.
5 comments:
cute pics! For your labels, just add keywords like girls, utah, house because then later people can search for the words and certain posts come up. I don't even do the labels but you can if you like.
LOL!!! So funny!
You're girls are sooooo adorable!
I am pretty sure that I have lost in-flight trivia to a 5-year-old! When I fly with my kids, my strategy is to just not make eye contact with anyone, so they know I am not remotely interested in anything they possibly have to say.
This is DeAnn. I am so glad that your flight over when well. Did you have major jet lag? I can just imagine Maisy's shout of joy. How is work going? Keep us in touch. Love ya
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