We're in England now. No volcano problems. The airlines offered us each $500 airfare vouchers, new tickets for the next day, free hotel & food - if we would give up our seats for the leg from Chicago to Manchester. So we took them up on it and had a great time in Chicago! Had a smooth trip to England the next day. Dana had a lovely baby girl, Madeliene! Mom and daughter are doing just fine. Elliott has really grown. He;s talking and running around now...

We're in England now. No volcano problems. The airlines offered us each $500 airfare vouchers, new tickets for the next day, free hotel & food - if we would give up our seats for the leg from Chicago to Manchester. So we took them up on it and had a great time in Chicago! Had a smooth trip to England the next day. Dana had a lovely baby girl, Madeliene! Mom and daughter are doing just fine. Elliott has really grown. He;s talking and running around now...

We just returned from England early this morning...around 12:30 am. What a great time we had with Elliott, Dana and Paul! Elliott is such a wonderful baby. He is so happy and entertaining. He loves music, likes to dance, jabbers non-stop, gets into everything, swim, play, and smile (most of the time). When we arrived at the airport, Elliott stared at us with a very serious look on his face for over an hour. I have never seen a baby look so concerned in my l...