Travel day and Gavin's first Christmas!

We made it to Calgary on Dec. 21 after a long day of traveling and just going with it. Gavin did really well although he is so fidgety now that was quite tiring for us. 

We were stuck in a holding pattern on the first leg to Houston so landed a bit late but had enough time during the layover to get everything done. On the second flight we got stuck on the tarmac due to high wind and rain for over an hour. Of course that was when Gavin took his nap so then he was as wake pretty much the whole four hour flight. He made friends and we just tried to keep him distracted. 

Once we arrived we got through customs quickly but that is when our luck ran out. Neither of our bags or our car seat made it on the plane. It took a long time to get it all sorted out and enchrouched on Gavin's normal bedtime. The airline loaned us a car seat and our bags made it in the morning despite promises they would come that night. Gavin got to bed at bedtime in the new time zone and then slept well! He was even great on the drive home. Whew!

The other down side is Gavin's great grandpa underwood wasn't feeling well and didn't make the trip out for Christmas. Hopefully we can get to him in Ontario this year.

That was the start to our visit but since then it has been great. We had lots of family time and enjoyed a relaxing and wonderful first Christmas for Gavin. He of course loved the paper and getting into everything. We've had some fun with friends and plans to do a bit more. It has been decent weather until today which is pretty cold. We even walked around the zoo for a few hours yesterday!

Looking forward to a few more days of family and friends before heading home. 

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Pics coming soon!

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