This story must be told...
There we were, Salt Lake airport ready for take off-11:56 AM...delayed.
We boarded the plane, taxied, Sarah fell asleep, mechanical problems...deplane. While going back to the gate it is announced we now have crew problems, what was once going to be a half hour is now going to be three....one could only hope! We found out the crew problems were that the pilot just found out his mom was dying, so he needed to go back to Atlanta. We couldn't really be mad at that...
Very long story short, Zach did some good talking and negotiating to get us a good amount of vouchers and an extra day in Hawaii. We did just about anything to entertain the kids, including licorice for Sarah...which she loved to say the least!They got us a hotel for a little while and we bathed the kids, got them in their pj's and taxi'd on back to end up leaving at 10 pm! We couldn't believe the delay!...10 HOURS! We were so happy when we were finally in the air!
Ben woke up just before we landed and watched out the window. He was so excited when he saw Hawaii that he started yelling, "that's Hawaii, we're at Hawaii!!" Well, he got so excited, he had everyone on the plane cheering!!! It was SO funny!
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That would make me feel so frustrated- especially with kids! Yikes. I was just reading the funny sayings on the side of you blog...did Zach really have to pee on Ben's foot? That is funny, but I hope he's okay.
Man, that is rough. But it seems like you guys made the best of it. You would too! You guys rock. I love that you just let Sarah go at the licorice. She is getting SO big!
You can tell that Sarah loved the licorice..so cute. I still can't believe it ended up being 10 hours. Double YIkes
What a long and horrible delay....no fun. So cute that Ben was getting the whole plane excited about arriving in Hawaii!!! Thanks again for the yummy chocolates!
I don't think I could have survived that ordeal! I would have just gone home...You are a lot tougher than I am! But I'm glad you had fun in Hawaii!
What a nightmare! I'm glad it all turned out okay, but that must have been stressful.
Oh man, sounds like you handled it all for well! You guys are such the cute little family. Glad you made it back safe and sound and had a good time.
Flight delays are the WORST!!! That is so fun you got to go to Hawaii as a family, and your kids are so adorable!!!
I love that Ben got the whole plane pumped up about Hawaii... that's super cute
Hi Becca! This is Denise (Beatty) Chidester from San Moritz - remember? I found a link to your blog from Kristin's and I wanted to say HI! You have such a cute family. Whenever I think of you I think of that funny thing you used to say - something "paper boy." Do you remember? Anyway, keep in touch, my blog is - chidester dot blogspot dot com. See ya!
I'm glad you guys survived the whole ordeal and finally made it to Hawaii. I love the picture of Sarah eating licorice, and the fact that Ben got everyone cheering about your arrival. What fun!
Good grief! What an adventure!
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