Lunching with Kids

My mom planned to take me out to lunch for my birthday today and we thought it'd be a great idea to take the kids. It was going great until Owen ripped Gigi's menu slash coloring page. Then he stole Kamryn's root beer and proceeded to spill it all over himself. Before I go any further, I just want to give a shout out to the awesome waiter who gave our kids balloons 15 minutes after sitting down. As I was attempting a conversation with my mom, Owen was batting his balloon against my head and the girls on the other end of the ginormous booth were being ever so crazy.

It was so wild.. it was hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh!! There was so much more that transpired in those 2 hours we spent at lunch. Good Times. Next time, we'll have to go out when the guys are home and we are kid free. You can tell we don't get out to restaurants much.
We are home now. Owen is taking a much needed nap and the girls are playing in the other room. It's so quiet.

THANK YOU for all the advice on flying! I will not take the car seat on the plane, good to know. I think getting insurance to cover the portable oxygen is going to be my biggest challenge. I spent 45 min on the phone with United Healthcare this morning and after being transferred six times... they finally told me oxygen is only covered if we use an In-Network durable medical equipment provider. Then I spent another hour talking to those companies and they DO NOT provide any type of portable oxygen concentrators that are FDA approved. There is one place that does, but it's $30 per day and $40 battery charge. There's a catch! They only provide this for their existing oxygen patients, and insurance won't cover it because they bill it as a "convenience" item.

Seriously?? What is convenient about flying with a toddler and an oxygen concentrator? I'll find a way to get the right concentrator and also to get one of his two insurance carriers to cover it. Has anyone had insurance issues with this? It's not as if I'm flying to an island for a beach getaway... we're going to another hospital for a cardiac cath. Good thing I have 3 months to figure it all out.

Have a great weekend!! We have plans to swim, take long naps and relax.