We flew out to Denver on Friday; we booked the flight around the boys’ naptime in hope for some sleep inside the plane.  Both boys were very excited and cooperative the entire adventure to and from the airport.  They enjoyed the shuttle ride to the airport, and loved running around inside the airport.  They watched the airplanes taking off and landing; Connor kept running to me to say and gesture “Big!”.  We bought Logan a small rolling luggage for this trip; both boys loved rolling it around at the airport, at times even fought for it.  On the way to Denver, we were in a small plane; Stuart sat with Logan in the adjoining two seats while I sat across the aisle holding Connor.  Connor was very good the entire two hours 15 minutes; he did not move much at all on my lap.  We played with some toys and drew for a little bit, then he napped for 50 minutes.  After he woke up, he just cuddled with me until we landed.  Stuart and Logan had so much fun together; Logan was entertained by all the toys prepared by Stuart that he did not even nap.  Toward the end, Stuart let him watched a video on the Tablet.  Right when the plane was descending, Logan suddenly told Stuart that he needed to go No.2, but since we were strapped in, so Stuart told him to wait.  Logan waited patiently even during the minor turbulence.  Unfortunately, right when the plane hit the ground, Logan said he wanted to “choke”.  Stuart immediately grabbed the paper bag, and Logan threw up inside it.  Once we debarked, Stuart took Logan to the bathroom to do his business, and he was a happy boy again.  We had to walk a long way inside the Denver airport, and took a tram before reaching the baggage claim.  Then we took another shuttle to get to the rental car facility.  The boys continued to behave very well and helped staying together while we carried the luggage and the car seats.

    Today the boys did as well during our trip back home.  They loved the shuttle ride again after we dropped off the rental.  The airport was busier today and fortunately we gave ourselves plenty of time as we realized our flight was moved up 45 minutes.  For this flight, we were able to all sit together, and Connor sat with me again.  Connor passed out only 10 minutes into the flight and slept for an hour and a half.  There were some minor turbulence at the beginning and the end of the flight.  Logan complained about not feeling well initially, but fell asleep with his head on Stuart’s lap shortly after.  When the plane landed, Logan once again warned Stuart about wanting to choke, and so Stuart was able to prepare for Logan to throw up inside the bag.  Right after that, Logan was content again.

     Probably one of the reasons that the trip seemed so easy was how smooth each aspect of the transition went.   Great parking facility, quick shuttle pickup, no line at gate counter, easy car rental, and no flight delays.  Even with all that working for us, we are not completely sure if we are ready for international travel any time soon.