On to Florida!

Grandpa and Koleman are excited to be in the air. Koleman's job on the flight was to keep Grandpa awake, and he was successful. By the end of the flight Koleman was friends with the girl next to him. They were playing games and telling jokes.

Mommy was in charge of Kelson and Milena, who did a pretty good job of playing with each other during the flights. They had their moments of frustration, but on the whole they did really well. Michelle did a fine job, too.

Eli got to sit next to Grandma, so he was happy. Apparently I had no responsibilities on this flight. Yippee for me!

We got to the Tampa airport, found Annie at her baggage claim, got the rental cars and made it to our hotel at Clearwater Beach. After supper there was time for some swimming, and then off to bed. Milena and Kelson were very excited to be sharing a bed (Walter was there too, of course), and it took them a while to get to sleep.

But they did fall asleep eventually! These two tended to be right next to each other.

The big boys got tired out, too. We survived our first travel day!