Little Traveler

In September we took our first family trip down to Southern Cal. I was super nervous thinking about flying with Johnny and making sure I had packed everything and in the end everything went super smooth. I even flew home by myself with Johnny from Palm Springs. I have to say that is the best airport which made it pretty stress free.

We flew into LA and stayed in Redondo Beach to attend EJ's wedding where Brian was the best man. It was a beautiful wedding which was not kid friendly so it was the first time we left Johnny with someone we didn't know. The babysitter who we found from Brian's company was super sweet and nurturing and Johnny did just fine. We then took off for Palm Springs on Sunday and stayed at the JW Marriot before arriving in La Quinta to stay with Aunt Betty and Uncle Rod. It was a different but fun experience to have a baby when staying in hotel rooms. We made sure to get double beds and Johnny and I slept in one and Brian had his own. I brought all of my bottle gear and pump so the bathroom doubled as my little pumping station. Thank goodness for mini fridges.

It was a great way to finish the trip with Betty and Rod and I don't think I spent more 20 minutes at a time with Johnny to nurse him since Betty held him the whole time. It was nice to have Betty snuggle with him all week since they don't get to see him very much. Basically we worked out and laid around in the 108 degree weather. The nice thing is it is so sunny in Palm Springs and dry. I can handle that for sure. The pictures I posted below are from Arnold Palmer's Resturant which is our favorite. We got to hang out there on our last night out on the patio. Great drinks and service there.

Brian had to go back to LA for a sales meeting and so Johnny and I went home without him but it was a great trip and glad we know that Johnny can handle the plane since we leave in 3 weeks for Maui.