Well, we made it to Chicago and the huge pile of my stuff (along with my parents' stuff) all fit in the full size rental car (Dodge Charger). The trunk was packed full and my mom and I both had bags on our laps but we fit! There was even a decent amount of room in the back seat for the 2 car seats and me. We took the narrowest car seats we had and they are wedged in pretty good though so I wouldn't recommend it full time! Katelin had 2 more good flights (DAL - STL - MDW) and was only a "problem" for a little bit when we were getting close to landing in Chicago and she wanted to be held. It was past nap time and the cranky-ness had set in. Drew did good but he only slept for a little bit. The flights were not completely full so we took the last row and we were able to have the outside & window seats on each side and left the middle seats open. Nice and comfy, even with Drew as a lap child. And to anyone who flies with a toddler more than just once in a blue moon... I recommend the CARES harness. It is pretty much the only harness system allowed during take-off and landing and it is SOOOO much easier to lug around than a big car seat. Katelin loves it.
By the time we got the rental car, stopped for lunch, and got back to my parent's "old" house, Drew was tired of being confined. He liked checking out all that the floor here had to offer!
Katelin was going around to each room asking where things were... "Is this the living room? Where is the TV?" opening the pantry... "Grandma, where is all your food?"... in my old bedroom "Where is the bed?". She didn't quite grasp the fact that when they moved to Texas, they took most of their stuff out of this house. Luckily, there are still a few beds and places to sit. We just might be a little bored in the evenings after the kids go to bed since we have no TV and a really crummy unsecured wireless connection that we're "borrowing" from someone nearby. Thankgoodness for the 3G phone!
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