The I-15 2007

Our much planned-out and anticipated holiday in Utah and Idaho started out a little rough...we arrived at Long Beach airport Saturday morning at 5:45 AM with 2 very tired kids, and unloaded 7 pieces of luggage, including 2 bulky carseats, only to find out that the flight had been cancelled...and this after my mom had driven away. After much angst and some heated conversations between all parties involved, we booked a flight the next day out of Orange County. Home we went to dump our already packed bags, and off to Kidspace to initiate our membership and "kill" time. The next day we endured 3 more flight delays and 8 hours in the airport (the kids were NOT happy). We were so happy when the plane finally arrived and we boarded! Yeah! BUT...here comes the pilot to tell us the plane has mechanical problems and that the flight is CANCELLED...that's right...CANCELLED. By now I was crying and frustrated, and PISSED off would only begin to describe it. So we waited another hour at the baggage claim and then left for Idaho at 8 PM, totally unprepared for the 15 hour drive. Let's just say that the poor little van arrived back in CA 1000+ miles over it's oil change! We pulled into Mesquite at 2 AM, and then kept driving the next day through a mighty snowstorm, and finally pulled into Preston at 8 PM on Christmas Eve. We were exhausted, as were the kids. We had a great night with Andy's family, and a great Christmas morning (totally spoiled by the grandparents...thanks Chuck and Karen.) Then it was back into the car for 5 more hours to Island Park. Needless to say, we did a lot of driving this trip! Here are some pics from Christmas morning...Santa was kind to us...