Learning from experience on our airport trip here, Hieu reorganized the trip home. Instead of dragging all of our luggage and the kids to the car rental place, then load the entire luggage and the kids on a bus to go to the airport. Hieu decided that they'll drop us and the kids off at the airport first and then go return the car. We headed out to the airport 4 hours earlier than our flight. Hieu and my brother-in-law dropped us and the kids off at check-in. They both then made 2 trips back to the car for our luggage while we wait. After they got the entire luggage then we all checked-in and went through security. They took us to the gate where there is a play area and went to return the car.
We thought 4 hours was plenty of time to go check-in but it was barely enough. We were feeding the kids breakfast when Hieu and my brother-in-law came back from returning the car. It was then almost time to board so a round of bathroom/diaper change then it's rushing time to board the plane. Amidst the rush, Hieu dropped his cell phone and lost it at the airport. We got on the plane and Ky-An fell asleep but Ai-Vy fussed a little before she would. They slept almost the entire ride back, which is a great thing but really bad for our arms.
Overall we survived the trip and the kids had a great time with their cousins. However, they were so excited when they got home and see all their toys that they skipped their nap. What's one more day right?!!
Here are some pictures of our rental home:
This is the courtyard that the balcony overlooked:
There were 3 floors to this house and the stairs were steep! Keeping Ai-Vy from crawling up or down the stairs was a pain all week. This is the main floor:
The kitchen:
The breakfast nook:
The patio:
3 comments:
That looks like a beautiful place, and spacious too. Do you think Chicago is a good destination for families with kids? I've considered it before...
Elizabeth,
I think the kids had a great time but I think it's better if you can visit it when the kids are a little older. It's similar to New York where you have to walk a lot and not very stroller friendly. That's the only drawback of the city.
Looks like you had a great trip to Chicago!! I haven't traveled around the States much except for Seattle, L.A. area (i.e San Diego), Las Vegas...
The place you rented looks really nice... I would LOVE to one day go to Chicago and definitely NY!!
Seems like you were pretty organized for this trip and had an itinerary planned out!
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