Whew - we got back from LA 2 days ago and we're still recovering from our mega fun Holiday bonanza. So much to write about! We packed a lot into our week down south.
I'll start first with our very fun flight down to LA. I've been hoarding my United miles for years but we just don't have much of a reason to fly United in Seattle since this is Alaska's main hub. Holiday fares were so expensive, we decided to cash in on those United miles to fly down. The problem is there is no direct flight on United from Seattle to Burbank, and we were pretty adamant about flying to Burbank since we didn't want to deal with LAX traffic. To fly to Burbank, we had the option of doing a layover in Portland, SF or Denver. We chose SF because, why not?
Wouldn't you know it that they canceled the SF-Burbank flight the morning we were supposed to leave! Of course, I didn't get the notification until we had already gotten to the airport - a full 1.5 hours before our 8:15am flight. Bugger! They couldn't find 3 seats available on ANY flight from SF to Burbank OR LAX that day if you can believe it. Instead, we talked them into booking us on a direct flight through (trusty ole) Alaska Airlines. The good news was that it was a non-stop flight, there was availability and no fee to change our flight. The bad news? The flight didn't depart until 10 hours later at 5:30pm and flew into LAX.
Since we took a cab to the airport in rush hour, we figured it wasn't worth it to spend another $100+ on a ride back home only to come back in a few hours. We decided to check in our luggage and just hang out at the airport. Seatac is nice - it has some interesting shops, good food and Scott has access to the Alaska lounge. Seemed pretty reasonable, right?
Let me tell you - wasting 10 hours in an airport with two toddlers is pretty exhausting. Here are our highlights:
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| Watching the planes from the Alaska lounge. |
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| Breaking out our plane toys a little early. |
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| Kids Play Area |
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| Early enough we're the only ones here! |
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| We went twice because the girls needed to run around and we had time. |
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| Seasons greetings from SeaTac! |
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| Snack time in the Alaska lounge. |
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Walked around and around until this one fell asleep.
So glad we brought a stroller! |
We finally got on the flight, and thank goodness it was pretty uneventful:
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| Is Evie old enough to have a lap infant? |
By the time we landed, go our luggage and waited for my mom to battle epic traffic to get us, the kids were zonked out.
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| Sleeping Beauty |
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| 2 minutes later, this one was asleep too. |
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