Jetlag= Bad blogger:(

Yeah- we have been home a week tomorrow. Wanna know how our trip back went??

Flew from California- to Charlotte North Carolina on Thursday April 21... landed at 7pm (after 8 hrs traveling)... picked up by inlaws and went to dinner in Charlotte at my fav- Cracker Barrel. Then we rushed the 2 hours from there to Charleston to try to catch a 12:40am flight to Ramstein Germany. Barely made it- only to find out that the flight was cancelled... Got to our hotel at 1:30 am - got kiddos settled and went to bed about 2:30am..

Got up and had breakfast at 9am... the first checkin for a flight was at 12:50pm... so we took advantage and went down to downtown Charleston (which can I say- I fell in LOVE with). Went back to the hotel and packed up only to find out that the flight was moved up and we missed the checkin- BOO!

We had lunch and went back to check in for the second flight heading to Germany... they ending up finding 10 more seats on the first flight- and all of a sudden they were rushing us onto the flight... so in a matter of seconds we were standing talking to my inlaws (thinking we had another hour with them) to rushing to check our bags and get into the secured area. We were taken out to the plane and brought back to the loading area cause there was a problem with the door on the plane. Ten minutes later we were taken back to the airplane again and then sat on the plane for an hour cause of lightening. Finally we took off... about two hours later we landed in Bangor Maine... it was interesting cause there are no facilities there for us. So they bussed us off the post and brought us to McDonalds. We ran to a grocery store and stocked up on some food for the flight...

We finally landed in Germany- 40 hours after leaving Sacramento Ca, 32 hours after arriving in North Carolina, and 14 hours after leaving North Carolina and 7 hours after leaving Maine...

The adjustment this go around has been rough. Blame it on 30 days of traveling. Blame it on spening half the time on the East Coast and half on the West Coast. Blame it on the one year old who insists on partying from 1-3 am in his crib every night... or on having to wake up at 6:15 am for Hais to go to school...

Whatever it is that is to blame... it was well worth it...

I promise an update of the entire trip... the space A flight to and from... the broken arm... the laser hair removal... the awesome first birthday party... the oral surgery... seeing Charleston... three days in San Francisco... family/friends...

Playing Peek-a-boo with Aunt Sheeshee and Gigi

Hanging out with Papa



Getting ALL the Kokoszkas together...

Stair sliding with best friends...

Having Pat & Ed with us in San Francisco

Craziness with those Freehills that we adore

Fun Nature Park as a fam...

Popcicles with cousins on front porch swings...

Meeting our cousin Graham (who is only 4 months older) for the second time...

Ramstein to Charleston

So- like I said before- the whole Space A process was so easy!! We got on the first flight available to Charleston SC... it was about 10 1/2 hours and I wanted to show you some pics from it. Remember these are not high quality- I snapped them with my iPhone... but you get the point!! We also got to ride back with a bunch of soldiers returning from downrange- which was really cool!

Also- another update will be coming tomorrow. I am too tired right now. Lets just say that today ended with an ER trip and a lil girl needing to get a cast tomorrow:(

Well hello- from NC!

This is not going to be an exciting post I am afraid! I am still a little tuckered from the trip. Pictures that I do have from the flight are on the iPhone and I do not want to dig out the cord to transfer them off of it.

The flight was amazing. We were able to get on the first flight out of Ramstein- a C17 heading to Charleston SC. It was awesome. As soon as we were level in the air- we were able to lay blankets/pillows out and sleep. Lee & I rotated sleeping 2-3 hours and watching kiddos. The kids were amazing- both slept a lot and were really well behaved. We landed about 10 1/2 hours later and were greeted by my mother in law... twenty minutes later- we were on our way to Cracker Barrel. A yummy dinner and 4 hours drive later- we were at my in laws house- which is one of my favorite places to be.

Our first full day took us shopping! Old Navy, Best Buy, Kohls, Babies R Us, Party city, and AC Moore... got a lot bought for lil mans party next week. We ate at Ruby Tuesdays for lunch.

Lil man is fighting something. He has been running a fever since we arrived. Last night it was up to 101.4. He is still eating and drinking... so I am hoping it is just his body trying to adjust. I will keep you updated. He barely slept last night but luckily my hubby/father in law took the night shift.

I am contemplating a trip to Starbucks today and maybe dinner out with my man tonight... he is craving a steak!

Pic to come I promise!