Jordyn's 1st Flight/Colorado

This is a long post.....Enjoy!

Thursday, May 6th, Jordyn and I embarked on a new journey! Jordyn had her first experience flying! We got to the Las Vegas airport around 4 o'clock. Our flight wasn't scheduled to leave until 6:30. I wanted plenty of time for her to take in the sights and not have to hurry! She did really well going through security. She thought it was funny that you had to take off your shoes so they could check them and make sure they were safe! I went through the metal detector first, then had her walk to me. She seemed a little hesitant to walk through it. I guess it's a good thing it didn't go off on either one of us!

Her 1st really exciting moment was the tram that took us to the D gate. She thought the "train" was so much fun! Especially when it went into the tunnel. She felt really big being able to hold onto the pole, like the adults!

At the D Gate, there was this rock lizard. At first she was kind of scared to even get close to it. After about 2 seconds she wanted to climb on his back!

Jordyn was impressed that you could see the plane from the window. She was really intrigued about walking through the "white thing" to get onto the plane.

She didn't really want to walk around the terminal and really didn't complain about having to wait. She was very patient and just enjoyed seeing the planes coming in and leaving. When it came time to board the plane, she just took the whole thing in and slowly made her way to the airplane. Once she got on the plane she kept asking if we were moving yet. She was really, really excited to get going! Once the plane started moving, she held onto the tail of her seat belt, and gave a little shout when it took off!

She sat in her seat, and kept her seat belt on the entire time. I thought she would get bored, but she didn't. She was so calm, the entire time, even when it came time to land. Nothing bothers this kid! Friday we looked at a few houses and just hung out at Aunt Bonnie's house. Saturday we decided to take in some "Local Entertainment". In Hotchkiss they had the Sheep Dog Trials. It was actually quite entertaining. Those dogs are very very smart. Jordyn had a great time watching the dogs bring in the sheep from the pasture!
The park in Paonia is amazing. There is something for every age. Jordyn met a few kids her age there. They really hit it off. She played for hours at this park. To the left of this picture is a HUGE grassy/tree area. There are several activities that take place in the park throughout the summer.
Jordyn flew off the Merry Go Round. It was not her highlight! This spiny thing was crazy. I sat in it for about 2 seconds and got super dizzy. It gets spinning quite fast.
Bonnie had this stick horse at her house for her grandsons. Jordyn just adopted it as her own and would barely put it down. She of course named it "The Black". She would run back and forth all day at Bonnie's doing the rodeo!
Our family picture right before Jordyn and I left Grand Junction. Our plane! Yes, we had to walk down the tarmac to get onto the plane! Crazy small town airports!

We found a couple of houses that we are very interested in. We thought we were set on one, but Sunday morning we found another that may work better for our family.

We had a great time as a family. It was very hard to leave Cody and Colorado, but knowing that it's only for another 2 1/2 weeks I think I can handle it. Jordyn did very well on the plane, and in Colorado. I know this move will be a great opportunity for us!