Jetset

Irene and I took a plane trip together without Kate which made for Quite An Adventure!

Our first flight was significantly delayed (so much so that we missed our connection and had to rebook for the next morning after 3 hours waiting at the gate) but that didn't stop irene from exploring the gate area and saying hi to people she'd meet.

All in all, once we were actually flying it went about as smoothly as you could expect.

but in the end i was totally exhausted (as was irene). there's only so much distracting you can do before you start to run down your own reserves.

i don't know that i'd elect to travel alone with a 10 month old again, but it had its moments.