Kalispell, Sweet Kalispell

We made it safe and sound to Kalispell on Sunday morning. Kimberly was incredibly sweet for the flights. She screamed through security (who can blame her on that) and I kept wiping my very wet face. I must say that I as extremely impressed with the kindness of strangers! They helped me get my things into the bins for screening & the one man helped me put things back into the suitcase & diaper bag... very kind. The whole time they were probably praying that we wouldn't be on THEIR flight!!
For Kimberly, eating & sleeping did the trick for her ears and the air pressure changes.
We sat next to a man in the marines who told me about his experience flying with his daughter... She got sick, puked on him, and his wife has a delicate stomach & went to another part of the plane to sit...leaving him snuggling sick baby & smelling "indelicate". Nice to know that sitting next to us didn't bother him, sure made me feel better.
I absolutely love flying into Kalispell. As soon as we began the descent, the plane got noisy with chatter as people were peering out of the windows and excitedly talking about "oh there's the cherry orchards!" and "oh, it must be windy today, there are whitecaps on the lake!" and "there's So & So's house!". I wonder if tourists notice that as they fly in. There is no better place to live than the Flathead.
Grandpa Ed is staying with us for a bit as he heals up from surgery. Kimberly has enjoyed chattering with him, and it appears that he is enjoying it every bit as much (or maybe more?).

Teething is in full swing... she is chewing her poor fingers, drooling like crazy, irritable, etc. Makes this mama very thankful for delicious Colter Coffee, not just in the morning, but all day!
What worked for you in the teething department?

Let the Crazies Begin!

Down to the terrible countdown of hours until we leave for Kalispell... time to begin packing so I still have tomorrow to pack what I forgot to today. Hard to believe that we've been here for 5 weeks already. Kimberly has grown out of newborn clothes and almost out of size 3 months while here... she began teething, she saw the Pacific Ocean, got in the habit of waking at 5 to kiss Daddy good morning & good-bye as he left for work, and learned the HUGE difference in "aunts" and "ants".
Looking forward to seeing everyone at home, but we will be leaving our hearts here with Jason...and the next countdown will begin.

Our current status:

The Mess

The Baby

The Beautiful Day

 Tell me again, WHY would we spend the day inside packing on a day so nice?!?

Have a couple shots from earlier this week... a very happy Kimberly! Sure is tough to get the full-blown smile caught with the camera. love the big smile I get in the morning when she finally gets me awake and I look over and say "Good Morning!"