Slade & Lauren's First Airplane Ride

Just before Slade's two month birthday we were back on the road to Kentucky. We spent a week at Grami's and Slade found a new love...the golf cart. He absolutely loves riding the golf cart with his Gram and did so every night before his bath.

We headed to Illinois for the weekend and stopped at Patti's on the way for lunch. This is a place Brian has told me about for 10 years yet had never taken me. It was really good...just as he had promised but we were stuffed! Grandpa and Gradma were really excited to see Slade and could not believe how much he'd grown. They babysat for us one afternoon while Brian and I enjoyed a day on the lake with some friends. We had a great time!

After we made it back to Kentucky, it wasn't long before we left for Denver, Colorado. This was Slade's first airplane ride and he did great! Nothing bothers this kid. Traveling with an infant is definitely...different...but we managed. Lauren flew out to meet us the next day and this was her first time flying too. She flew alone at only 13 years old...what a trooper!

We stayed around Denver for a couple of days before venturing out to see the sights of Colorado. We took a road trip to Breckenridge, a small ski town. The ride out was absolutely gorgeous and Breckenridge was really charming. Definitely no skiing on this trip, although Breckenridge offered a break from the 90 degree weather we experienced in Denver. It was a cool 65 degrees.

The next day, Lauren and I experienced Pike's Peak. It was definitely an experience with ME driving up the side of a mountain. I'm not sure who was more scared, me or Lauren. We found out after we made the trip to Pike's Peak the previous day that Slade was too young to make it up the mountain due to the decreased amount of oxygen. The ranger said they had seen "blue babies" before and we definitely didn't want that. Now, Brian and I had actually been up before on the motorcycle, but I wasn't driving. Needless to say, we made it and Lauren enjoyed the experience. We certainly did not dress for the occasion though (see pic). It was FREEZING on top of that mountain.

We were off to the airport the next day to fly home. Lauren was happy to have some company this time...and a drink. Someone should have told the girl that drinks were FREE...whoops! The flight was actually pretty rough, but Slade wasn't bothered in the slightest. I think he actually thought it was fun. We had a great time in Denver but we were all glad to be home!