A couple of months ago the Army decided that they needed Jon in Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks Alaska for 6 weeks. They gave him this news while he was in the middle of his 3 months away in Texas and he passed it along to me while I was trying to make Easter special for the kids when really I just wanted to mope from missing him. Needless to say I was UNTHRILLED. Okay, that's not a word, but it applies. He suggested we join him for part of the time he's away (really just to try to make me feel better on the close of ANOTHER holiday spent apart) and after talking to a friend who spent some time in fairbanks we decided to head north for 3 1/2 weeks. I was looking forward to exploring new territory but I was not excited about flying with three children alone or entertaining them all day while Jon was at work so we enlisted our 12 year old neighbor and baby sitter extrodinaire, Ally, to come with us and thankfully it worked out for their family too.
Danali was very proud of herself for figuring out the seat belt. She latched and unlatched it repeatedly for the first 20 minutes of the flight and after making friends with the guy next to us tried to do his seatbelt too.
She was equally thrilled with the air and dinging of the seatbelt sign above her.
About an hour into the 3 1/2 hour flight she was simply spent. Caden and Ella enjoyed complimentary DVD players and backpacks full of snacks until about 11pm when Caden finally decided to conk out. So we begin 3 1/2 weeks of exploring our surroundings, enjoying new adventures, and making the most of each day...either that or we begin 3 1/2 weeks of stepping all over each other as we cram 6 people into a one bedroom hotel suite, pulling our hair out as we try to keep three children entertained in a place where they don't have any friends and the weather is totally unpredictable. Come what may as long as we're together.
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