Going On A Jet Plane

And the roof of this house is about to blow off with all of the excitement!

There are so many reasons we shouldn't be doing this... so so many. But after a couple of days of intense deliberation we concluded that it was an opportunity that we couldn't pass up. An opportunity to take this entire trip within the range of what regular priced airline tickets would cost. Not the most responsible decision but sometimes you've got to live outside the box.

It also feels like a higher power has led us down this path. There are so many things that have fallen into place and so many things that have happened recently for this to not be the case. The timing of it all has to be orchestrated! The timing of so many of the circumstances is huge! More importantly, we have to trust in that.

After getting our biggest responsibilities taken care of and securing the tickets we shared our exciting news with the kids. Perhaps we should have waited!?!? We had to tell them sometime since we leave in just a few short weeks! Since breaking the news to them they have been bouncing off the walls.

● They can hardly sit to eat.
● They can't stand still (within a 5' radius) to hold a conversation.
● Within 10 minutes of hearing the news they decided what they were going to pack.
● Spencer has decided that he is afraid of "being up high". I concur!
● Ellie came down (out of bed) to tell us she had "so many (exciting) dreams that she couldn't choose what to dream about". LOL
● There was a discussion between Spencer, Carie and I about airplanes having restrooms and how he could go potty and (emphasis) poopy on the airplane if needed. He then told us all about "potty parachutes". Ick!
● They were so excited they couldn't choose what to eat for breakfast.
● Every conversation and question is now about flying. It is rare to not have a conversation about flying every 3 minutes of every day.
● Spencer is convinced that the airplane is going to come down our street, pick us up, and fly us straight to Seattle. Wouldn't that be nice!
● They are locating all our toy planes in the house and wondering if "this" is the kind of plane we'll be flying on.
● Spencer: "Momma, where's Ellie? Maybe she's on an airplane?"
● Spencer: (Insert whine) "Momma, I really want to go on an airplane." Repeat every 30 seconds.
● Spencer: "What's that sound? Is that the airplane?"
● As we are driving in the newly fallen snow Spencer inquires about the runway. He's concerned that the plane won't be able to fly if there is snow on the runway. Carie tells him that the airport has big snow plows to keep the runway clear and safe. They have a lengthy conversation about this topic. Ultimately Spencer decided they must have a "gigantic hairdryer" and it will all be good.
● We've also discussed seating arrangements! It seemed important for them to know well in advance that they could not choose where they got to sit on the plane.
● Mom, can we sleep on the plane? Absof'nlutely! I won't believe it until it happens though!

Needless to say we are all quite excited about this opportunity. It is so fun to witness their excitement. It feels somewhat spontaneous and that is exciting for both Carie and I. It will all come together in short order... because it has to.