Leavin' on a Jet Plane

Tomorrow is the day. Eli has been talking about this day for weeks. We are flying to Colorado for a conference. Eli has no concept of where we are going or why and he doesn't really care. The important thing is that we are going on an airplane. Ever since the grandparents came on airplanes to visit a few weeks ago, the fascination has been growing. Every day this week he has been repeating "Fwy Mommy Daddy Boy Baby airplane fwy." He usually has to name every member of the family to make sure that we are all going. His favorite game at the moment is fwying, also. Sometimes he will fly by himself. Sometimes one of us will pick him up to help him fly. Either way, we are all about the flying, I mean fwying.

To illustrate how deep the excitement goes, last night Eli started calling for Mommy in the middle of the night. When I went into his room, he was sound asleep and yet STILL talking about "Mommy Daddy Boy Baby airplane fwy." He was dreaming about the airplane!

Unfortunately, he has also gotten a really nasty cough/cold the last few days. We are praying that this doesn't take away from the comfort and joy of the long-awaited airplane trip. We are also praying for a quick flight. You see, we have only two seats for the four of us. And currently our list of items to "carry on" include one stroller, two carseats, a rolling carry on, a diaper bag, a toy bag, a computer bag and a stuffed frog - oh, and two boys. This combined with our very limited space on the airplane could make a 3 1/2 hour flight much longer. I have been praying for quite some time now for gracious individuals in the seats around us.

Next week I will tell you how it goes. In the meantime, feel free to pray for us . . . and stay away from the NW flights to Denver tomorrow.