A Friend (or a Dozen) For Life

Family Vacation pt. 1 (June 1997)

The families take a vacation together! This is the morning of their flight, and their first day at the beach. Also feature some Hannily.

Big kids: 9 years old.
Little kids: 5-7 years old.

Enjoy! :)

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Summer Vacation to Pensacola Beach, Florida.

2 months later – Wednesday, June 18th, 1997

*Hastings household – 5:30 a.m.*

At around 5:30 in the morning on Wednesday, Peter and Veronica go upstairs to wake the girls up. The other parents and kids will be arriving in half an hour.

Since the last day of school is this Friday, all the parents got together and decided the kids could skip the next couple days of school.

Everyone will get to the airport before the flight to have breakfast at the McDonald's that is there.

They have a 7 a.m. flight to Pensacola, Florida that will be about 12 hours long including two stops to switch planes. They will arrive at the beach in the early evening.

Peter tells Melissa, who is playing with her Legos quietly, to get her suitcase and bring it downstairs. Veronica goes to Spencer's room where the little girl is asleep.

"Spence, honey, it's time to get up."

Spencer sits up, yawning. "What time is it, Mamma?"

Veronica helps her out of bed and brings her to the bathroom to do a quick fix of her braid.

"It's almost 5:30. You don't have to change out of your pjs since the flight will be so long, so just go get your shoes on, alright?"

After everyone is ready, Peter and Veronica make last-minute check-ups on things, while Mel and Spencer run outside where they meet up with Ali, Court and Jason.

Since Jess and Kenneth couldn't come, and Mary is spending some time with her own family, Peter and Veronica decided they would watch over them.

Jason and Mel take this time to go through their "surprise, carry-on" bags that all the kids received earlier, while Spencer does the same with Alison and Court.

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*Airport. 6 a.m.*

Once everyone arrives at the airport and they check in, they head over to McDonald's to get some breakfast.

Then they go to waiting area to hangout before it's time to board the plane.

"Mommy, are we going to the beach when we get there?" Hanna asks.

"I'm not sure, sweetie. We may be too tired to go tonight, but I promise we will go sometime tomorrow, okay?"

Hanna nods, satisfied with that answer.

When it's time to board, the older kids are together in one row and a couple and their child agree to give up their seats so Aria, Spence, Court, Hanna and Ashley can be together.

After 3 and half hours of being on a crowded plane, it's time for the first stop. It is right at lunch time, so while they are waiting to board their second plane, everyone goes to get lunch.