Departure day, March 13th

We were scheduled to fly out of Omaha at 3:15pm on Tuesday. We had spent the night before in Council Bluffs to ensure that we would be on time for our flight. We met up with Jayne (Adam's mom) and Doug (her husband) for lunch at Perkins and then headed for the airport. The airport in Omaha is quite small so we really did not have to wait in any long lines. We got checked in and took care of all our baggage. What a catastrophe! We were lugging around 2 car seats, 5 carry on bags, my purse, and my laptop. Plus the kids! We boarded the plane on schedule and departed for Dallas/Fort Worth. Our flight time was approximately 1 1/2 hours. We ran into some stormy weather as we approached Texas and so there was turbulence. Maddie did not like it and started crying for me. She was sitting with Grandma and Papa and I was across the plane next to Kinnick. When we got to Dallas/Fort Worth we were supposed to have a 1 hour layover, but it ended up being 2 hours because of the storms. We all grabbed something to eat for supper and then it was time to find our gate for our next flight. The Dallas/Fort Worth airport is HUGE! It is not even all in one building. You have to take a tram to get from one to another. We got on the plane and this time I sat between Maddie and Kinnick. We once again ran into turbulence from the storms and Maddie did not want to be on the plane. She wanted off. I could not calm her down no matter what I tried. Adam and Carter were across the aisle and the lady sitting next to Adam offered to change places with Maddie so that she could sit by Adam. That helped. It was almost 11 pm when we landed in Orlando. The flight was just over 2 hours long. We claimed our baggage and went to the rental car place to get a vehicle. We had a full size van reserved and it was perfect! It felt like we were driving a bus! We were all comfy though so that was great! We got all of our luggage loaded and headed to the house where we were going to stay. It was a 4 bedroom luxury home. It was beautiful! I have pictures that I will upload to Kodak this weekend so you can see them. We took lots of pictures on the trip!