Texas Trip - Monday

We headed back to Denver on Monday after our really quick trip.

Saying goodbye to Nana and Papa!

My parents were still in Austin, so we stopped by to say our goodbyes, and Mom took us to the airport. Genny really wanted to go on the airplane with us!

Elliette adores her cousin Jossie!

Saying goodbye to my Mom is always tough.

We had a somewhat eventful trip back to Denver. The girls started out great. I took these pictures in the Austin airport before we left. Everyone was pretty happy.

When we arrived in Dallas, we were not supposed to change planes; however, when we landed we were told to get off and get on a plane at a different gate. When we checked in at the new gate we were told that we wouldn't be leaving until 3:00 pm (it was around 11:30 am). We were supposed to have a really long layover at the Amarillo airport, so we were happy to have the layover in Dallas instead since it's a bigger airport. We ate lunch and tried to just enjoy ourselves for a few hours.

The kids were still being mostly good. We found some ice cream at the airport, so that was exciting. Also, I had packed a backpack for each kiddo that was filled with fun things to do.

Cadence played so hard she passed out and slept through the entire flight to Amarillo!

Elliette fell asleep as soon as we took off from Dallas, and she slept all the way to Amarillo, too. I took this picture in the Amarillo airport while we were waiting for our final leg to Denver.

Poor Nugget! She was exhausted! Our five-day trip was so busy, and our day of flying home was really long. She was done in Amarillo, but we still had another two hours of flying.

Cadence was ready to get home, too! She was in a pretty good mood after her nap.

When we boarded the plane in Amarillo, Elliette had a major meltdown. She didn't want to sit in her seat. She didn't want to buckle her seat belt. All she wanted to do was scream and cry. It was awful and so embarrassing! People kept turning around and giving us that "control your child" look. We didn't know what to do! Thankfully her fit was short-lived, and she had calmed down after about 15-20 (the longest 15-20 minutes ever!).

We were so happy to be back in Denver again! I made a mental note to only book the non-stop or one stop flights from now on!