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We woke up bright and early on June 4th to make our way to the airport. Unfortunately we didn’t have quite the results we were expecting in more ways than one. First, we missed our 8:30am flight by a few minutes. Second, the next available plane wasn’t boarding till 11:30am. Third, no nap could possibly mean a horrible flight for him, for us, and all around us.

This was our first flight with Corbin and I was literally in tears. I knew we could handle the delay and I was so thankful to not be dealing with this on my own, but I would never pick a noon flight for a toddler. It’s just not what you do, but we had no other choice. I hoped that if we could run him around for the three hours he would crash and sleep on the plane. NOT! He fell asleep 20 minutes before the plane boarded and as soon as we boarded he was up and didn’t go back to sleep. Even with all the odds against us, a miracle happened. Corbin was amazing! He played quietly, ate his snacks, and watched a few dvd’s on the portable dvd player. Thank you Jesus! Even the people around us were commenting afterward about how awesome he did. Phew!

The time in Minnesota was precious because we spent much of our time with family that we haven’t seen since our wedding. Seeing my grandma and grandpa was especially sweet, but sad at the same time. I loved that they were able to meet Corbin, but it was hard not knowing if my grandma who deals with Alzheimer and schizophrenia, could recognized me. All we could do was love on her, share stories, and photos that may trigger her memory. I love my aunt and uncle too. They were so hospitable. They really blessed us by letting us stay with them and took the time to show us a little bit of Minnesota. I also loved that my cousins were home for the summer and even though it was a busy time for them, they still spent time with us. So sweet!

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