We had the morning in Florida, but just kind of bummed around. It was a little rainy so no one wanted to get in the pool. Also, the ducks had been put up so they weren't available to play with. Ben and I were closely watching the weather as thunderstorms were supposed to roll through just as our flight was supposed to leave.
Joshua worked on a house of rocks. The rest of us played a game.
We got to the airport and breezed through. We always get there early because I'm very paranoid about airports and Ben kindly puts up with it. At this point it looked like we would just get a little rain, no thunderstorms. We got on the (hot) plane and taxied out - only to be the first one in line when they put a hold on take-offs to the north due to thunderstorms. Oh bother. Well, the weather cleared enough after waiting only 15 minutes and so we were off! I ran the math several times in my head and while we might not have a ton of extra time to make the connection, it shouldn't be a problem. I didn't anticipate any running.
The flight itself was terrible. The first 45 minutes had a bunch of turbulence. Ben and Joshua, sitting in the middle of the plane, had a crying baby next to them. Isaac and I, in the very back of the plane, dealt with some strong perfume and sitting right next to the lavatories. But in the end, we made it at our scheduled arrival time!
Only to have the next plane delayed.
But we found a nice food court to eat dinner at, and everyone seemed to perk up with food. The second leg of the trip was delayed several times, but in total only by about an hour. When we were in Florida I said that I was hopeful we'd be home by 10:30pm. We came in the door right at 11pm...but the kids were so, so tired. Joshua's good part for Tuesday was going to bed Monday night.
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