Boston part one

I'm not sure how many entries this will take up, but I'm pretty sure it will be more than one. I also never know how far I'm going to get in terms of one of the kids needing my help so this way I can pause for a break after a while.

We all have been looking forward to the trip and for me it was a bit of nervousness as well, trying to travel on a plane with a 4 month old. Trevor, I wasn't worried about. Maybe if it was his first trip, but he still remembers last year's trip as well as the trip out to Mexico (which he still asks if we are going on that trip too).

But basically, both kids did really well. And thank you for Teresa, Derek, Kyrsten, Grandma, Great-Grandma, and Great-Grandpa for all their help with both Trevor and Gwen during the trip. It made it much easier on mom and dad ;-)

I do highly recommend doing the early morning flight just because both kids are fresh for the day and I think last a lot longer than when we came home and were very tired. Granted mom and dad weren't exactly "freshest" after having to get up at 5am. But that morning, Gwen cried out, as if on cue for our alarm clock right at 5am. She then went right back to sleep and slept until we made it to the airport.

We were at the airport at 6am, and it was packed as always. I don't think I've ever been to the airport to fly myself without it being packed. It took us a few minutes to check our luggage, and another 15 minutes to get through security. Kind of a tough feat with a carseat, stroller, two carry-ons and two kids. Then we had to get breakfast, but couldn't eat it before we had to get onto the plane.

On the flight down, we were lucky in that it wasn't a completely full plane. But we didn't have any open seats around us. Gwen hadn't eaten her breakfast yet, so I was able to feed her while the plane taxied and took off. She slept for about a half hour of the two hour trip. Trevor was entertained by watching out the window for a short portion of the take-off and taxiing. I moved to the back of the plane to let Gwen stretch out on her back in the empty seats. She was good for another half hour. The rest of the trip was a "pass the baby". We arrived and she was finally able to fall asleep while we were still in the plane just about to connect with the jetway. So for us, it was very nice.

When we got off the plane, and went down to luggage claim, our bags were already there. Derek had called and said that because their flight was so late getting in (they didn't land until after 1am) they had to get a rental car, and wanted to know if we wanted our luggage picked up. SCORE! We left our bags, stroller, and Great-grandma and grandpa were able to get a ride with Derek instead of having to go all around on the T.

We immediately checked into the hotel, and were in our room by 12:30. Russ ran up a few blocks to get a few necessities like water and we were waiting for him to get back before we took off to the hockey game. Unfortunately, it then started to sleet/rain pretty hard. While there were always overhangs, and we didn't get THAT wet while walking around, when we were waiting for the campus bus to take us to the hockey rink, everyone got SOKED and hit pretty hard with the wind. Luck was not with us that trip. Both Trevor and Gwen were troopers as she fell asleep right as we were getting on the bus, and Trevor didn't seem to complain at all. He loves vehicles and I think enjoyed the part where he didn't have to put on a seatbelt.

Unfortunately, we arrived at the game probably at 2:30, which made us miss the entire first period. Sorry Tracy! We watched the remainder of the game - Which BC won - 4-0, bought an umbrella and some BC clothing, dried out as much as we could, and then decided to go to Applebees for dinner. Gwen was a peach throughout the whole day. She took her naps when she needed to, ate when she was hungry, and generally wasn't very fussy at all. I think she enjoyed the stimulation.

After eating, it finally was just drizzling instead of pouring. But the wind was pretty chilly. We caught a train back to the hotel just in time to try to go swimming before it closed. Now, the pool was in the center of the hotel area, not enclosed by anything. Other than a metal fence. So I can't imagine that it is ever very warm in the pool area. But Trevor would not even put a little toe in the pool. Can't say I blamed him. But we were able to get him into the hot tub, which could not have been more than 80 degrees. Also pumping cold water into it. But it was good enough for Trevor.

We were back for the end of the day in the hotel room. Took showers, and watched The Incredibles on the Disney Channel. Then it was time for bed. After a long day, everyone fell asleep pretty quickly. And Gwen slept until 7:00 (6:00 our time), ate and then went back to sleep. So Trevor and I could run out and get breakfast while daddy and Gwen slept.

To Be Continued....