A real seat in the airplane

Since I was traveling alone and Katie's a very tall 3 1/2-year-old, I checked the carseat on our flights (well I gate-checked it on the way there). Look at how tall our little girl is in the seat! Actually it worked well because for the first time she could actually use the tray to watch her DVDs. Thankfully, Katie's a good traveler and contently watched Clifford and Diego and The Backyardigans. Peter picked us up at the airport and I was so happy when I got home to homemade vegetable soup on the stove and fresh flowers. He even made chicken piccata for dinner (in the division of cooking, Peter makes chicken on the stove, I make chicken in the oven). It's nice to be missed sometimes. But nice to be home.