The dreary day matched my mood as I watched the plane carrying my two little bunnies back to Toronto depart the runway in Charlottetown this morning. They're headed back to Toronto -- their first trip as unaccompanied minors (very exciting for them, though a little nerve-wracking for me), and will be picked up by their dad at the other end.
It's been a busy few weeks, but we've had so much fun -- I feel like they have really grown these past few weeks out here on the Island, and although I am looking forward to a bit of an "adults only" break before heading home myself next week, it still feels kind of funny to suddenly be childless!
It's been a busy few weeks, but we've had so much fun -- I feel like they have really grown these past few weeks out here on the Island, and although I am looking forward to a bit of an "adults only" break before heading home myself next week, it still feels kind of funny to suddenly be childless!
We had to be up at the crack of dawn to make the obligatory 90-120 minute pre-flight window (the "roll in a half hour before the flight departs in Ch'town" does not apply when you are sending off unaccompanied minors; all kinds of paperwork to be filled out and such!)
Security went pretty well -- the only thing that didn't make it through was the jam for Grandma. It was over 100 ml, you see, and, as we all know, a jar of blueberry jam in the hands of two 9-year-olds could be life threatening on an airplane, a MAJOR security problem! So, we were left with 260 ml of Island Preserves, as evidenced in the post-take-off photo above.
Thanks to our meticulously-completed paperwork, we got ourselves (minus the jam) through security and waited for pre-flight boarding -- Alex and Simon were first on and last off the plane, along with another 2-sibling set who were also flying from CYYG to YYZ as unaccompanied minors.
Too soon, it was time to give the boys one final hug, and relinquish them to the flight attendant who would see them to their seats and hand them off to the colleague that would watch over them until their arrival and pick up in Toronto.
Just called Daddy to ensure they arrived safely at the other end -- they did.
Now what? ;-P
Security went pretty well -- the only thing that didn't make it through was the jam for Grandma. It was over 100 ml, you see, and, as we all know, a jar of blueberry jam in the hands of two 9-year-olds could be life threatening on an airplane, a MAJOR security problem! So, we were left with 260 ml of Island Preserves, as evidenced in the post-take-off photo above.
Thanks to our meticulously-completed paperwork, we got ourselves (minus the jam) through security and waited for pre-flight boarding -- Alex and Simon were first on and last off the plane, along with another 2-sibling set who were also flying from CYYG to YYZ as unaccompanied minors.
Too soon, it was time to give the boys one final hug, and relinquish them to the flight attendant who would see them to their seats and hand them off to the colleague that would watch over them until their arrival and pick up in Toronto.
Just called Daddy to ensure they arrived safely at the other end -- they did.
Now what? ;-P
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