The Plane Ride from ...

Well as everyone knows we (Isabelle, Micah and I), flew to Detroit at the beginning of July. I was hopeful that it would go smoothly. Well we checked in ok and had a direct flight (thanks Noah and Amanda) so I thought we could do anything for 4 hours. The plane ride turned into a 7 1/2 hour plane ride because we diverted to Milwaukee and sat on the tarmac for 2 hours. It was horrible. The man in the aisle seat didn't want to get up EVER to let us out so Izzy peed her pants ( I had a pull up on her but didn't know they leaked) then finally I got her to the bathroom to change her and Micah threw a huge fit b/ I had to have a flight attendant hold him. We missed dinner so the kids were about to fall apart by the time we got off the plane. Oh and Isabelle refused to keep her seatbelt buckled and of course the seatbelt sign was on almost the entire 7 1/2 hours! I was not sure that we would make it home to Utah b/ I was not about to get on the plane with my kids EVER AGAIN. Thankfully 3 weeks erases some (but not all) of the anxiety I had to get on the plane. We flew home and it was a totally different experience. Isabelle got the whole seatbelt thing...the movied kept her attention for about an hour of the 4 hour ride and the man sitting in the aisle was a great-grandpa flying with his 55 year old daughter and was delighted to have us by him. He talked to Isabelle and Micah and was the sweetest person to sit by. We made it home in one piece but I am still not sure that I would fly unless each person flying had thier own seat!!!