We made it!!! On June 23rd we left Hawaii for Europe and after 36ish hours in airports and planes (without hotel stays) we are here!!!!!!
After we checked into our hotel we hit the park in the "backyard" of the hotel. It felt SOOO GREAT to just kick back and MOVE AROUND!!!!!
Our flights were good except James had a tummy bug and threw up so many times I lost count. After our first 6-hour fight from Hawaii to L.A. we considered turning back ... except we had checked our bags to Germany and had to go get them. So, we pressed on and after hours upon hours upon hours we finally arrived in Germany. (To make it easier I would just tell myself we'd be on each flight for a full day so when 6 or 7 hours would go by and our plane would land I'd be all surprised. : ) --Flying over 2 oceans and a continent and a half all at once WITH KIDS and NO SLEEP takes a lot of patience!!!!) ---On the last hour of our Paris-Germany flight, James got over his bug almost immediately and then was so excited!! He and Ashley were bouncing off plane seats by the time we touched down!!!! In a way the bug was a blessing in disguise 'cause I don't think we could've dealt with keyed-up kids the whole time!!!!
Ava was a "lap baby" and didn't have her own seat at all. And with her and a throw up bag needing to be held 24/7 it was kind of tough!!! --Not to mention Brad and I were so SLEEP DEPRIVED!!!!!
So, when we got here we were all smiles!!!! --Wonderful, silly, goofy, and super happy smiles. : )
