Our trip to the Caymans yesterday was incredibly uneventful for which I am very thankful! The day started at 5:00am as the boys and I packed up the van that was so graciously loaned to us, picked up Grandma and Papa and headed to the airport. The van was packed so tightly with luggage that there was just barely enough room for the passengers.
We arrived at the airport in good time, transferred the luggage to carts, took pictures with Grandma and Papa and with many mixed emotions, said our good-byes. Next stop, baggage claim - the true test of whether the luggage scale we had purchased was accurate or not. So in line we get - but wait...Callum has to go to the washroom all of a sudden...yikes!!! You can well imagine us with six large suitcases on two separate carts, one carry-on bag one personal item each. Thank goodness the bathroom was not too far away, but I was still very concerned that if we started to move this grand entourage, we might not make it in time! And of course, at the airport, leaving baggage unattended is a big no-no, so I explained our situation to the lady directing traffic at our baggage claim area and she was okay with Robert minding the luggage while Callum and I took care of business! Thank you Lord!! Robert is not the type to worry in the least in a situation like that and also would never wander off so as I expected he was still standing in the exact same spot when we returned.
Before we boarded the plane we had so much to carry already, I thought it would be a nice treat to buy the boys a snack on-board rather than in the airport. However, one thing I wasn't aware of is that on West Jet flights, they take credit cards only for snack purchases, etc. And we have made the choice to no longer use credit cards....hmmm!! The stewardess was very thoughtful and donated two cheese and cracker platters to our cause that were left over! I am so glad that God thinks about the little things!
The flight was a lot of fun with quite a bit of turbulence, which I don't mind and the boys hardly even noticed. They both watched TV the whole time and although I'm usually not one to allow my children four hours of TV at a time, Callum never left his seat the whole flight and they both were incredibly well behaved. Robert started out in the window seat and they switched about half way through the flight. The Callum quote of the day was when he looked out the window and said "I can see the gravity down there, Mommy!"
We landed on time and were greeted by Jay and a "welcome home" sign. Callum was so excited to see daddy that he tripped as he was running, but no tears and no blood. Robert was so excited to see daddy that he left his luggage cart parked right in front of the doors! Needless to say the boys were ecstatic to see their daddy after a long month apart.
A pastor from the church Jay has been attending was very kind to meet us at the airport as well with his van to help move us in and the pastor's wife stopped by later with spaghetti and meat balls for our first dinner here in our new home! We took the kids to the beach for a while and just as the sand here sticks like glue, the boys were equally hard to pull away from the water when it was time to leave.
While the boys were playing and swimming, I sat in a lounge chair, thoroughly enjoyed the sunset and reflected on the goodness of my Heavenly Father to us throughout the day. We have so much to be thankful for, not the least of which is gravity, and that little naive comment of Callum's has reminded me how great and powerful my God truly is!
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