As you can see we went to Mimi and Poppi's house in Arizona for Christmas this year. The flight out was uneventful (Kiernan is a pro at this flying thing) except that we were all congested and battling a cold. Unfortunately, the cold combined with the flight caused Kincade to get an ear infection and nearly made his Dad cry because he couldn't equalize the pressure in his ears.
The day after we landed in Phoenix, Mimi and Poppi had a special surprise for all of the kids. We all loaded into the cars and drove to Williams, AZ which is northwest of Flagstaff up in the snowy mountains. We had tickets to ride the Polar Express! Kiernan, Kincade and their cousins Elli, Bryce and Senna had a wonderful time. Cade even woke up in time to see Santa come through the train to give each child their silver bell.
We got Cade into a pediatrician on Friday and started the antibiotics immediately. Thus, Christmas morning was surprisingly relaxed with the kids getting started on their stockings around 8:00 am. That kept them busy until the rest of the family could get to the house and have a cup of coffee.
However, what was two suitcases on the flight out became 5 on the trip home. I'll leave Tyf to tell the story of the bus driver at Austin Bergstrom Airport, but needless to say he asked if we had gone over-seas for christmas.
