Trip Advisor

First ride on a carousel in The Woodlands, TX

One of the advantages of being a part of the Air Force is being able to see many interesting, exotic places.  Well we have been based in less than glamorous locations, however, we get to visit friends and family who are fortunate.  Avery Beth and I are super lucky.  We have friends and family everywhere....it seems all over the United States.  When Ryan is deployed we do whatever it takes to help pass the time which inludes a good bit of traveling.  Since Ryan left we drove to Georgia to spend time with my family and friends, flew to Houston to visit Ryan's family, flew to Pensacola to visit our friends the Jacksons (and our friend Lindsay Clinton who met us in ATL for the flight) and we are traveling this weekend to the Georgia coast to visit with my "godparents."  Beyond that is Vegas and potentially Charleston with a final stop back in Little Rock.  Fun, yes.  Exhausting, yes.  Expensive, yes.  Worth it all, yes.  

All the ladies in Pensacola

This Trip Advisor Recommends...

• Purchase the best carseat on the market but keep in mind how heavy that *&^% thing will be when you drag it through the airport.
• Cover your carseat with a plastic bag if you want to check it.  The agent was happy to tell me that my uncovered carseat would be dragged through rat feces on the underground conveyor belt.  Neat.
• Check all your bags.  Bring your husbands deployment orders and 50% of the time your check in agent will slide them in for free.  
• Pack sacks full of Oreo's and Nutter Butters to entertain your child during the flight.  All the "rules" about cookies and desserts get thrown out the window when you pass through that security line.
• Train your little one to scream, "help me!"  "help me!" throughout the entire flight.  We were very popular on that leg of the trip.  
• Accept all offers of help from strangers.  As long as they can't take off with your kid NEVER turn down an offer to unfold a stroller.
• Talk a friend or family member into traveling with you.  An extra pair of hands can mean a bathroom break, someone to pick up the dirty binky off the floor and a new person for Avery to poke in the eye and say "EYES!"        
• Let's keep this simple.  Do not fly with a 19 month old.  Just don't do it.

One tired little traveler!