We flew out of the DFW airport on Wednesday. Fortunately, the trip through security went really smoothly, especially seeing as I was by myself with the kids. (Unlike the time Nathan tried to bolt and Esther held him by the neck until I could drop what I was holding to separate them!) We got to our gate where the worker told us to wait until everyone else went through the line as she had to switch our seats (something about the number of oxygen masks since Nathan is still a lap child.) So, being the very last ones on the airplane, we had a moment waiting by the cockpit while others were getting into their seats. The pilot invited Esther and Nathan to come up and check out all the buttons. They were fascinated and Esther declared she wanted to fly planes when she grew up.
The best part was that the pilot handed Esther the microphone and invited her to welcome everyone onboard.
She happily obliged. In her cheery voice she said, "Welcome aboard!!"
The pilot chuckled and told his co-pilot, "Oh, the FAA is going to have a hey-day with that one!"
Of course, as we walked down the aisle, Esther was pretty pleased with herself, especially as everyone was telling her what a good job she'd done. I was rather embarrassed but secretly so proud.
Did I mention how difficult it is to take two toddlers into an airplane restroom? Yikes!
6 comments:
You are so brave! I'm contemplating a trip up to Michigan with just Lucy and I - about five months away from now - and I'm already stressing about it!
Brave. Very brave. Traveling with kids is no fun, no matter how smoothly it goes! Hope your trip is great!
So fun. Hopefully she won't end up on the news with her "Welcome Aboard". I'm glad my days of traveling alone with little kids are over. At least I think they're over.
That is very brave. I don't know how the 3 of you fit in the airplane bathroom. I can barely fit with Sadie. It is hard flying with one I can not imagine doing it with 2. I hope you guys have a great trip.
P.S. as for airplane bathrooms -- I tried it once with 3 kids. That was a logistical nightmare. It wasn't pretty; it didn't end well. Actually, it felt like it would never end! I have since determined that as long as we're several thousand feet in the air no one will be able to nab my kids AND get away with it. So as long as they're old enough to not cry or make too much of a fuss while I'm gone I now leave them on their own.
Wow, what a great story! :) And wow, traveling with two...not something I look forward to. OI.
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