Since it has been a few months since I updated, I figured I'd work backward with the most recent events first. Susan had originally thought about coming to Boulder for a visit over Memorial weekend while Paul went cycling in Canyonlands National Park. Susan didn't see any good flight deals at the time, so she decided to head up to McCall, Idaho for the long weekend instead and stay at Jill's "rustic" cabin. Last Monday, Adam and I decided that perhaps the two of us would be able to fly to SLC and ride up to McCall with Susan. I worked four 10-hour days so I could take Friday off (since I had no appointments on the books and no meetings, either) and we got up at 4am to catch our early morning flight to SLC.
Uncle Adam holding Luc for the first time
Cutest hat ever- bunny ears and a little carrot on the side!
Luc's "tummy time"
And here are a few photos that I stole from Susan-
Luc and Auntie Emily
Fake feeding korean bbq to Luc (mom, don't worry, I didn't really give a 3.5 month old baby solid food). Somehow I didn't get a photo of Jared feeding Luc some kimchee!
After lunch, we headed to the grocery store. Luc was getting super sleepy, so he fell asleep on the drive back...I stayed in the car with him while he slept. Betty- this one is for you!
Somebody slammed their car door and woke sad little Luc-y Bear. Look at that lower lip pout before the full on cry starts!
Moments later he is happy as can be!! Love that toothless laugh! His face brightens up like that when he sees Susan or Paul.
The afternoon was naptime- both for the baby and for the adults! Adam and I were exhausted so napping was not a problem for any of us!
Paul ended up not feeling well enough for his cycling trip (he's been battling on-and-off sickness and they aren't sure what it is- we're hoping that he gets better soon) so Susan convinced him that a trip up to Idaho would be fun, so he ended up joining us. After a quick stop at Hector's Mexican (formerly Mocasalsa) for a California burrito (mmmm....almost as good as the ones in SD), we were on the road. Luc was such a good traveler and slept most of the way there.
Driving into the sunset...for our 8 hr trip to McCall, ID. It was a long drive, but luckily Susan didn't hit a deer. We did get pulled over because Susan was going a little fast through a small town and also had her brights on. The police officer saw that we had a sleeping baby in the car, so he let us off with a warning and we were back on our way.
Midnight feeding on the road- it got him nice and sleepy
We finally arrived in McCall a little after 2am. Needless to say, Adam and I fell asleep right away- so tired!! Jill's place in McCall is ah-mazing! The five of us (Adam, Susan, Paul, Luc, and I), along with Jill and her mom Julie, stayed in a 2600 square foot, 4 bedroom/3 bathroom vacation house that is gorgeous! It is a fractional-ownership vacation home community, so the place is well-maintained, fully furnished and equipped. The beds are so comfy and the house has all the great amenities, including a coffeemaker that took me 10 minutes to figure out- it was that fancy!
But best of all...it had paintings of dancing bears decorating the home. LOVE IT!
So that was day 1- more to come!
