Smooth Landing

While my posts are typically independent of one another I felt it was important to follow up on my last post, "Cruising Altitude".

As you may remember I was anxious about flying with an almost two year old who is very active. I put a lot of time and thought into planning the trip, trying to make it as smooth as possible.

I can say the planning was a success and although Audrey did not nap while in flight (my greatest hope), she was entertained and well behaved. The top items on my travel list that I recommend as a must are:

Row 1...we had a lot of extra room and when the seat belt sign was off Audrey stood up and moved around. It was a little bit of freedom for her and for us.

Snack items...animal crackers, Goldfish, whatever your child prefers. Let him or her load up!

A laptop and a favorite video...for us that means Barney.

New books, especially the flap books to open and look under.

The biggest hit for Audrey was her Dora backpack with wheels. She didn't care what was in it, she just cared about wheeling it through the airport. She loved it so much she asked to sleep with it at night!

I was pleasantly surprised with how well the traveling experience went and can proudly say we were all on our best behavior. I am also not ashamed to say, while it did go well, I am looking forward to traveling next time by myself (business trip) where I can read, sleep, and not watch a big purple dinosaur.