Alexa arrives in Hawaii and gets a lei!

We got lucky again on our 5-hour flight from LAX to HNL and got another extra seat for Alexa! Here she is having fun in her own seat as we wait until our plane gets to the gate. We're in Hawaii! Yeah!

Alexa's grandma and grandpa met us at the airport with leis! Awesome! My favorite thing. Yeah!

Goodbye, Tucson! Hello, more presents!

We got up very early today for our flight home. Alexa was sad to say goodbye to Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ben! We all had such a great time in Tucson. We can't wait to visit again!

Once on the airplane, Alexa played with Daddy and enjoyed snacks. Finally, she took a nap! It was her best flight yet. Thankfully, there were so many other babies on our flight (10 others, including a 2-year-old behind us and twins across the aisle) that no one could really tell whose baby was crying!

We got home around 5 p.m. and Alexa immediately picked out a gift to unwrap. Thanks, Grandpa, for the First Aid kit! And that's it.. She went to bed. We stayed up until midnight, but just barely! Happy New Year, everyone!

Christmas in Tucson again!

This is Alexa's 2nd Christmas in Tucson. Sort of. Last time we were here, Alexa was just a ball of cells! And we didn't even know that she was preparing to join our family. Look how big she is now! It was a tad easier traveling with her last time, especially since she's now so squirmy! Luckily, she slept for the last hour of our 4-hour flight. She wore her Christmas PJs from Grandma and was soooo cute!

After a nap, Alexa helped Aunt Kelly open presents she got for Lorenzo and Moondoggie!

And after another nap, Aunt Kelly helped Alexa open a present the dogs (and Aunt Kelly and Uncle Ben) got for her! Yay, some cool wooden stacking blocks!

Surprise visit with Grandpa Tom! (video)

Turns out, Grandpa Tom was flying into Chicago for a conference the same morning that we were flying back home. When we figured out that we'd overlap a couple hours, we planned a meet-up at the airport! Alexa quickly warmed up to her Grandpa. What a nice visit!

Click HERE to watch Alexa give me five! Click HERE for another video of her people watching.

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Here is Alexa on her second airplane flight. This time, she wore a baby flight vest that is supposed to help keep a squirmy baby in your lap. Um, yeah right! She was still all over the place! But, that's OK. She was all smiles too. What a good little traveler she is!

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We're off to Chicago! Alexa's fist airplane ride...

You'd think this baby had been a jet setter since birth (wait, wasn't she?) because she was such a good traveler! We got to the airport early. Daddy dropped us off at the terminal and went to park the car. We made it through security and boarding. Once in our seats, Alexa discovered the window and entertained the ground crew by banging on it! Ha! She also enjoyed playing with (eating) the safety card.

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I nursed her for take-off to help with the pressure. And after a short nap, she was full of energy! Every toy or diversion only entertained her for about a minute... And there were a lot of minutes in the short flight to Chicago! Luckily, we made it with no crying. She sucked on her pacifier and looked out of the window on our way down. Our good little traveler!