Will's 1st Plane Ride! Philly Day 1

The first week in May we went to a conference for Kevin's work in Philadelphia, PA! We took my momma with us to help me while Kevin was attending CE courses. It was the best decision. She was such a help, the boys loved having her vacationing with us, and we enjoyed her company the entire week.  We flew out of a local airport at 6 am.  The boys were AMAZING!  

 Pops, MaMaw, & PaPaw dropped us off at the office and took this group picture before we boarded the plane.  I think we were the only ones at the airport at this time of day.  It was so dark!

 Will was SO excited and was such a big boy!

 Grams & Zach sat behind Will & I.  They played games the entire flight.  Z loved having Grams undivided attention.

Will fell asleep on the 2nd airplane. He was so excited and adorable. He just couldn't take it for another minute.

 Upon arriving in Philly we decided to take bathroom breaks, play in the kids zone, and take our time getting to the baggage claim.  It sounded like the perfect plan. However when we went to get our 5 suitcases there were only 5 suitcases on the carousal however only 4 of them were ours. There was a navy suitcase that resembled mine but it was not mine. I knew immediately someone must have taken it on accident.  Sure enough some lady grabbed the wrong bag. After a little delay in the baggage claim area and a very patient private shuttle van driver we were off to our hotel.  Thankfully the lady returned my suitcase and the airline delivered my suitcase to me later that night. Not really a big deal but something we will always remember from our trip.

After getting settled and exploring the area we decided to eat at Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia. We thought it would be perfect for a 19 month old because of the loud music however Will was great!  Mom quickly learned that when we are on vacation we eat whatever we want, we eat often, and we try lots of food.  In fact our trip usually revolves around the food. 

 After dinner we went to the Reading Terminal Market to check out all the stops.  We loaded up on a "delish" dessert box of cupcakes, whoopie pies, and cookies to take back to the hotel.  My plan was to stop by the Flying Monkey bakery daily to gather goodies for our hotel room but we never made it back there because it was either closed or out of desserts. Total saddness! This was trip #1 of about 10 to the Terminal Market.

Also at Reading Terminal was this Bronzed Pig that you could drop change or dollars into its mouth. Then it would poop out your money into a large, locked plexiglass bin. Zachary thought it was hilarious. Everything with a 6 year old boy is pooping, tooting, or armpit toots.  So the pig was a hit.  All the money was donated to feeding the hungry so it was a great cause. So great that Zach and Will fed the pig EVERY TIME we walked by it...EVERY TIME we went to the Terminal Market. 

The funny thing about going through this market is that Will waved and said "HI!" to every person he was strolled by. This gentleman and his wife could not get enough of Will, Wills kisses, and his waves. So he stopped my mom and the stroller about 8 times to see Will.  As if walking through a huge farmers market didn't take enough time  on its own, it took an even longer time with the "Social Chair Committee, Will".  Memories!

Our first day of traveling and seeing Philly was a hit.  Zachary went swimming while I got Will to bed in the pack & play. Then Zachary got showered and headed to Grams room for his evening PARTY! Grams & Zach were "crazy animals" and stayed up late, ate snacks, and made memories!  Grams is such a wonderful grandma!  

Helping Daddy Out!

The boys and I decided we would help Kevin out a little bit at his office. It was time to update the flower boxes at the office and our house.  The boys and I did it all by ourselves. It was so much fun!  We shopped and shopped for the flowers. Then we loaded up Zachary's bike and scooter and headed for the office.  While I pinched back our fall mums and planted the new flowers Zachary drove around the parking lot on his bike & scooter. Will helped a little bit here and there but he was excellent to stay close by. 

Shopping with the boys! Zachary remarked that it looked like Mother Nature was in our van. 

 Before: Our Fall Mums were still in the window boxes so we just pinched them back and hid them in the flowers.

 After:  Man I love me some colorful summer flowers!

We had a blast while helping Kevin out!