Goin Back to Cali

Our time in Florida had inevitably come to an end... and after a fun-filled week of playing at the beach, the pool, around the house, and on a bicycle, it was finally time for Allen Jess to take a bath... so we didn't have to sit with Mr. Stinky on the long plane ride home.

We hugged, kissed, said our goodbyes and thanked 

Moe-Joe & Dad-Oh for such a fun and amazing time...

And then got ready to board our flight at the airport... where we hoped & prayed we would have an exhausted and sleepy little baby to deal with, but unfortunately, luck just wasn't on our side that afternoon... and we were left with quite the opposite!

"Moe-Joe & Dad-Oh's house...

Where? I wanna see!!!"

"Moe-Jooooooooooe... Dad-Oooooooooooh...

I don't wanna go!!!"

And since someone wasn't so exhausted or sleepy... I somehow got the lucky task of making sure a 10-month-old doesn't scream, yell, cry, whine, punch or kick the back of the seats, pull anyone's hair in front of us, throw anything, bang on the window, or crawl underneath the seats for five straight hours!

"Wait a sec... how many hours did you say we have left to go?"

"Noooooooooooo!!!"

"Allen Jess... you know that pretty red bike I have in the garage? It's yours if you just lay down, go to sleep, and let Daddy rest for a bit! Deal?"

As you can see... there was no deal,

and decided to hit me in the face instead!

And for the next couple of hours or so... Allen proceeded to pick my face... as Jei sat in her seat, quiet, relaxed, and reading her magazine!

Until finally... the little guy gave in! Jei & I gave each other a high-five and then relaxed for the rest of the flight. And before we knew it (actually, it felt like we were in the air for an entire week!), we were finally back in California.

We were definitely glad to be home... especially after such a long travel day.  Visiting Moe-Joe & Dad-Oh in Florida sure was a good time, and Jei & I found it amazing how much we did and how much fun we had in just a short week's time! But of all the fun things we did together... like going to the beach, going out to dinner, visiting friends, going to the pool, and riding bikes, it will be times like these where we're just hanging out before bed in our room that will be the most memorable times to me!