July 2010
Maya and I headed out to Denver on a Friday evening to meet up with my brother, mom and dad to begin our adventure to Steamboat Springs for the Jordahl family reunion. Sadly J had to stay behind and hold down the fort with the kitties since his work is contractual he doesn't really have any vacation time to utilize. If you ask me he was secretly looking forward to having some time to himself to dedicate to the newest creation he could add to his portfolio. He was able to take us to the airport and accompany us all the way to our gate! It was so nice to have another set of hands as we went through security. Between holding Maya, taking off your shoes/jacket and trying to get the laptop out you run out of hands pretty quickly. As he was saying goodbye to us at the gate I think it started to sink in that we were actually going to be gone for an entire week and he just may actually miss us! :)
Maya did fabulously on the flight out to Denver and LOVED meeting Justin's dog Boji. She LOVES animals! We had a quick trip to Justin's chiropractic office to get adjusted and then we were off to Steamboat Springs! We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and the weather was absolutely beautiful! I actually got a taste of summer! Oh how I miss thee.
We had such an amazing time getting re-aquainted with many of our extended relatives. We went to art in the park one day, hiked to fish creek falls, tubed down the Yampa River, shoppeddowntown, swam at the strawberry park hot springs, attended a pro rodeo, did lots of swimming and sun-bathing and had scrumptious pot-luck dinners with the WHOLE family. Although not everyone could make it we still had over 40 relatives attend! I have to say that one of my favorite parts was watching all of the children and just marvel at how they have grown and what they have discovered. I loved watching my cousins parent their toddlers while making mental notes to self of what worked vs. what didn't. It was fun watching my mom and dad dote on Maya and get her fill of her grandparents. Even though we live so far away, they have such a calming effect on her, like she knows they are her people.
Maya got a taste of her first time swimming in a big pool and enjoyed it! Between the baby sunblock, sun hat, sunglasses and and little mini rashguard she was as protected as she could get! She just kicked her little legs and splashed her little arms, and of course tried to drink or eat the water! She even got the giggles when uncle Justin was holding her and playing with her in the water! And after a night of waking up every two hours she cut her first tooth! Her bottom left tooth came in while we were on vacation and I would have never known to even think she was teething because she was never fussy. She drooled maybe a tiny bit more, but the waking every two hours was what clued my mom in on things. My mom was the first to find the new chomper! Oh the milestones!
I celebrated my 28th birthday surrounded by so many loved ones. It was a good trip. And believe it or not by the second night J was missing us! :) I sent him daily videos and pictures of our precious little girl. As much fun as it was it was also nice to get back home to our daily routine.
A video recap of our trip to sunny Steamboat Springs:
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