{"id":4139,"date":"2012-03-23T21:20:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T01:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/?p=4139"},"modified":"2012-03-23T22:35:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-24T02:35:26","slug":"friendly-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/index.php\/friendly-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendly Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday was a big day for us. We flew down to Florida to visit Dave&#8217;s parents for a few days. It was the first time Adam and Luke had been on an airplane and also the first time Dave or I had flown with a child.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4140\" title=\"IMG_0665\" src=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0665-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0665-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0665.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adam couldn&#8217;t wait to &#8220;go on the big airplane and go up in the sky&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4141\" title=\"IMG_0674\" src=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0674-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0674-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0674-375x300.jpg 375w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0674.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We tried to prepare as much as possible for the two and a half hour flight. I had a bag packed with snacks for Adam and a couple of new books and toys he&#8217;d never seen before.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4142\" title=\"IMG_0676\" src=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0676-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0676-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0676.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both boys did really well on the flight. Adam spent a lot of time coloring and having us read to him. I hope the people sitting near us didn&#8217;t mind having to listen to me and Dave read the same book twenty-six times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4143\" title=\"IMG_0683\" src=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0683-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0683-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0683-375x300.jpg 375w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0683.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luke spent a lot of time sleeping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0691.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4144\" title=\"IMG_0691\" src=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0691-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0691-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0691-375x300.jpg 375w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0691.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adam also loved looking out the window. \u00a0He thought it was &#8220;so silly&#8221; that the clouds were underneath us. At one point he tried to turn his head upside down so that the clouds were where they were supposed to be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0707.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4148\" title=\"IMG_0707\" src=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0707-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0707-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0707-375x300.jpg 375w, http:\/\/grimmfamilytales.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_0707.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adam got a little antsy near the end and didn&#8217;t like it when we told him that he had to stay in his seat (since he&#8217;s over two he had his own ticket to ride &#8211; <em>but he don&#8217;t care<\/em>). He also had a tough time getting his ears to pop during our descent and so he was crying that his ears hurt. I ended up holding him as we landed and once his ears popped he was fine.<\/p>\n<p>All-in-all I would call our first family flight a success. The kids were very well behaved, our flights were on time, and no luggage was lost. You really can&#8217;t ask for more than that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday was a big day for us. We flew down to Florida to visit Dave&#8217;s parents for a few days. 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