Las Vegas Nationals Tournament 2010

Last week, Alana flew for the very first time!  We were not sure what to expect at the airport.  The first challenging part was getting through the security gate.  I remembered that we have to have Alana in our arms to go through the metal detector, but did not know that we were supposed to pass the stroller and the carseat through the x-ray machine.  Yes, we were "one of those" people who were taking forever and we did hold up the line with our ignorance.  But at least now we know to have the least amount of stuff in the stroller.

We checked in and got a great seat at the front of the plane.  The lady that sat in our row was very nice and understanding.  She said not to worry if Alana cried.  As the plane started to take off, Jeff got the bottle of formula ready.  It was about time for Alana to eat, so we fed her on the way up.  She did not seem at all bothered by the pressure.  In fact, she was perfectly happy!  She smiled a lot and loved looking at the clouds out the window.  She was especially interested in the screw on the arm of the seat.  Eventually, she fell asleep in my arms.  Since she was asleep on the descent, we did not have to worry about the pressure on her ears.  It was a very smooth flight!

Vegas was really really hot.  I believe it ranged from 100-110 degrees while we were there.  Despite the heat, we decided to go shopping at the Vegas Premium Outlets.  It was my first time to the outlets, and I have to say I was quite impressed by the variety of stores. 

For the rest of the trip, we spent most of our team going back and forth between Circus Circus and the Riviera hotel to watch Jeff's team play.  The team did quite well, winning $1000 and getting 129th place.  That's pretty good :)  The team had a great time too.  I was even able to play in a couple of mini tournaments, placing 3rd place in one of them :)  Overall, a very fun Vegas trip.

Unfortunately, I did catch a bug while I was there.  My throat was killing me and I came down with a bad flu.  I was so nervous about flying back, alone with Alana, sick.  To top it off, I was supposed to start work on Thursday, and I was really sick.  I hated to do it, but I had to call in sick on my first day back to work.

Oh, almost forgot to mention!  Alana had been working on it for a while, but during the trip she was finally able to put the pacifier in her mouth all by herself!  =)

 

Oh, and since a lot of people were pinching her cheeks, we got her this