Weekend in Evansville, Indiana

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A LONG BLOG!
What a weekend! Traveling with a baby is always an adventure, especially when it is
only for a weekend. Our plane left Friday at 7:00am, so we were up at 5! We flew from Phoenix to Dallas then onto Evansville for Granna's Doctorate Graduation. Bella was really good. She tried to go through the window once she saw things outside moving...it was pretty funny to watch her try to figure out the plexiglas. Other than that she played, ate and slept. Going down hurt her ears but that was the only time she was fussy! We got to E-Ville and headed to the hotel...and got lost. By this time Bella was really hungry and tired of traveling. We finally found the hotel and relaxed for a little bit; however, the room was really hot and humid (like outside), so we let Bella play in her shirt and diaper. She discovered the mirror, or I should say herself in the mirror, and true to form she started "kissing" the mirror! Oh she keeps us laughing. We attempted to watch movies with her...it doesn't last very long, but she liked Nemo and Elmo's Sing-A-Long. Then it was off to dinner for Granna's Dinner Banquet. Bella was good, but tired. She did enjoy some of the chocolate cake before heading off to bed.


Saturday was graduation day...so we got dressed up in a pretty dress that Nana had bought and some ballet shoes. She lasted pretty long (well a lot longer than her daddy's graduation) until it was time to go play in the lobby with all the other babies. Once it was all over, it was picture time with everyone. It was fun to see Auntie Miriam, soon-to-be Uncle Shawn, Great Grandpa Callison, Pappa and Granna. She finally took a nap in the car on the way back to the hotel...her only nap of the day...a whole 30 minutes! Then she played with Granna, Pappa and Great Grandpa Callison the rest of the day...since she was not napping!!















Sunday we got up and hung out for a bit until it was time for our flights. Bella finally took an hour nap in the morning and then another hour in the car (we had plenty of time, so we ate lunch and parked the car so she could sleep). Once we got to the airport, I finally got the picture I've been waiting for...Bella standing by herself!!!!! I also got a video that I linked, but it goes pretty quick.
The flight to Dallas went pretty well...she slept the 2nd half, but the flight from Dallas to Phoenix wore all three of us out. First we get to Dallas to find out that our gate changed, so we had to rush to another gate...then they said it was overbooked (which we were hoping for, so we could hang out with the Trauthweins and Whitakers) but we got a seat. The plane got there late, so we loaded late and then the air didn't work...in Dallas...in August...so we sat there! It was miserable. Joel kept fanning Bella and I kept putting our cold water bottle all over her. She was great compared to all the other screaming kids. We finally got home around 8:00pm. Bella was so tired that I got her out of the car seat, into the house, changed her diaper, and into bed without her opening her eyes. Glad to be home!!!