PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES (THE REUNION POSTS BEGIN)

the huckleberry and i have been on an absurd number of airplanes these days and huck is saintly and sweet each time. lucky mama! recent tallies have it at over twenty flights we've taken so far. twenty flights! all of which he's been a perfect gentleman on from start to finish, and most of which we've taken dad-free. i just refuse to count any higher, though, and as such we are never leaving manhattan ever again. and thus it was spoken.

the last four of our plane rides were so we could attend a family reunion out west. at this point huck is such a pro on the plane that we should consider investing in one for all of our family outings. he should be given bronzed wings! his own pilots license! anyway, it beats the torture of a car ride with huck in tow. shoot. huck can be sweet and patient and lovely as could be for a full 13-hour travel day through various take offs, landings, and airport layovers, but the minute he's in a car he is screeching like a possessed demon. geez, kid! get it together!

warning:
i never love it when other bloggers document their vacation in multi-part posts,
(skim skim skim)
and yet i am about to do just that, right here.
all of my deepest apologies in advance.

here we go, lovin family reunion part one!
wherein i document huckflight no. 21 for posterity's sake.

i do hope posterity appreciates it. ;)

enormously beautiful views of manhattan and the hudson bay out our window on take off.

huck promptly falls asleep for the duration of the flight.

(do you see his perfection here?)

sharing a blue bell treat during our layover at dallas/fort worth.

we unexpectedly get a full row to ourselves on the second leg of our trip.
huck sits happily with his bag of pretzels the entire time.

not pictured:
the drive to the coast afterward where huck shouted at me for a full hour and a half.

and then it was time for disneyland and long, sunny days on the beach!
(posts to come!)

buying a plane. i mean, this is reasonable, right? ;)