It's in the Bag!

Packing 3 kids for a two week vacation can seem like a daunting task, but to me, the 5 hour flight was what I was most worried about. For months I have been stashing away activity books and other goodies to keep my little angels busy while we were in the air. Nothing worse than hearing "I'm bored" for hours on end!

Each kid got a new suitcase for Christmas from their Grandma Flutter. They are the perfect size to be considered carry on, which saves us a ton of money by not checking them at the ticket counter. I set out their flip flops the night before, because even though it is chilly in Oregon, I knew it would make getting through security much easier.

Their backpacks are loaded to the top with activity books and snacks. I am SOOO glad I packed snacks because come to find out, US Airways does not give out complimentary snacks...at all. Just drinks. You will have to pay an inflated price to eat their food and quite honestly, I would have paid just to have something more to eat, but nothing on their menu list looked good to me.

Here is a look at what I packed in Zander's bag. Most everything fit inside a large ziplock bag, which made taking it out on the plane much easier. The majority of the books and activities were purchased at the Dollar Store or at the dollar area of Target and Michaels. Target had dry erase boards, pens and erasers!! Dollar Store had the zipable pencil pouches, colored pencils and pencil sharpeners, all which got used a lot!

Just before school got out, I found these cute luggage tags in the dollar bins at Michaels!