When Maile was born, Christine and I agreed that we wouldn’t let distance and the difficulties inherent in traveling with a little one curtail us from seeing our family and friends. We love living in San Francisco, but with family in Boston and Hawaii, it means we have to travel a fair amount. A couple weeks back, we took our last trip with Maile Girl as a lap child.
	I think it's safe to say we are ready for Maile to have her own seat!
On the way back from Detroit, Christine made a list of all of Maile’s travels in her first two years:
- September 2009: Los Angeles
 - October 2009: Chicago
 - November 2009: Boston
 - December 2009: Hawaii
 - January 2010: San Diego
 - March 2010: New York
 - June 2010: Hawaii
 - July 2010: Boston
 - October 2010: Chicago
 - November 2010: Boston
 - December 2010: Hawaii
 - April 2011: New York
 - May 2011: Hawaii
 - June 2011: Detroit
 
Whew! Seems a bit crazy when you line it up like that. And to think this is how we started…
	Maile Girl's first plane ride - September 5, 2009
Through it all Maile was a great traveler and we are excited to continue our plane hopping going forward … just with Maile in her own seat (and earning some miles!)