Day One

Our trip to Michigan had a very early start. Our flight left DFW at 6:50 a.m., which meant being at the airport by 5.:( We waited until the last possible moment to wake Leila up, but it still included a very early morning. Even so, she was in a good mood. Tired, but good.

When we arrived, we checked in...

And then waited to board our plane. Leila hung out in Nan's new umbrella stroller, bought just for this occasion.

(Like her socks? "Aunt" Rachel bought Leila those cuties before she was even born. We got lots of compliments on them on our journey.)

Once we boarded, we found many ways to entertain ourselves. We chewed on stuff...

And made new friends (particularly with the Mommy and 16-month-old girl behind us - her name was Hosanna. Isn't that pretty?)

She even gave Leila a kiss goodbye

We had a layover in Atlanta, during which Leila had a quick change of clothes. Then, we boarded our plane for Michigan!
Looking out the window was fun...

And so was chewing on her diaper bag...

Once we arrived in Michigan, we went to my grandparents house for a few minutes, where we met some very happy family.

And then we loaded back up, and headed to my Aunt Kim's house, where everyone was gathering to eat and visit with us.
Aunt Kim was so helpful and had managed to arrange all kinds of the big items Leila would need on our trip. Her borrowed carseat was a bit big, and made her look tee-tiny!

This was about 3 p.m. and Leila had only slept about an hour all day, so she was getting a little sleepy...

Aunt Kim has 4 boys, so she couldn't get enough of Leila...

 Grandma and Grandpa enjoyed the company, too.

And so did Aunt Mel

Leila and I both ended up falling asleep on Aunt Kim's bed before the afternoon was over, and were more than happy to go back to Grandma and Grandpa's house for an early bedtime.

And that was the first big day of our trip!