Blizzard in the Deep South

Jeff and a few buds from work go hunting in North MS every year the first week in January. I saw that as the perfect opportunity to go see Aunt Lane and Uncle Mikey in Tulsa, OK. H did so well on her first flight, and since she is just a good baby in general, I felt confident we could fly to Tulsa without too much fuss. We flew out in the evening right at her dinner time which was perfect timing. I gave her a bottle and she slept the entire flight to Houston, during our short stop (we stopped in Houston but we didn't have to get off because our plane was continuing on to Tulsa) and all the way until about 10 minutes before we landed. She got a little fussy but I think it was just because of pressure changes with landing.
Once we got to Aunt Lane and Uncle Mikey's new house we spent the rest of the week lounging and enjoying their company. I think the only time we left the house was to go to the mall for a big sale at The Children's Place and for Lane to introduce me to her "friend" at the Gap. We also got some Orange Julius which is our fav. Here are a few pictures of our fun trip lounging...

Aunt Lane arranged for H to have an exersaucer to play with while we were there. She absolutely love it. If we had any more room in our house we'd get her one, but we are full to the brim.

Waiting to board our flight home. I think she looks a little sad to be leaving Aunt Lane and Uncle Mikey's.

Again in the airport with her new favorite take-along toy, Minnie Mouse. Yes, she's wearing skinny jeans! (Thanks Mamaw, we love them.)

Now getting to Tulsa was a snap. Getting home, that was a totally different story. Because I was traveling alone with a small child I was able to board first which I was totally pumped about. That didn't actually turn out to our advantage. After everyone boarded the plane, the FA's went through their routine the captain comes over the intercom and says we are having electrical difficulties and we cannot leave. They call in mechanics and work and work and work. One hour later he comes back and explains what the problem is and that basically we need a new part that is in Dallas. They are going to fly it in but it wouldn't arrive until 5. Then they would have to replace the part and get us to Houston. That just wasn't going to work for us since our connection was at 6:40. After talking with Jeff, we made the decision for me to get off the plane and we'd figure out some other way for me to get home. If there wasn't going to be a "blizzard in the deep south" the next day I could have just re-booked. I have such amazing family Lane and Mike drove me to Little Rock, AR where Jeff picked me up. They all drove all night long just for me and H. We finally made it home around 5am. WHEW!
And in case you were wondering, Jeff got a deer while hunting. My freezer is full of yummy deer meat!