We took our very first out-of-state trip as a family of 3 to Denver, Colorado, where we visited and stayed with our good friends: the Johnson Family, Hagstrom Family, and Scott Moorhead. What a wonderful time we had in the white winter wonderland of Colorado! On this trip, Taji experienced many more "firsts", but most of all, he loved the adventure and the people! Here's a recap of some of his new "firsts"!1) First time traveling on a plane! He did AWESOME, the ear pressure going up and down didn't even seem to bother him even though I had plenty of bottles, pacifiers, and things for him to suck and munch on. He was a bit restless on our way back home, but aren't we all?! We think Taj is a traveler-at-heart like his mommy and daddy! He enjoyed the airport and getting people's attention on the plane..... he was a curious little kitty cat and had a smile planted on his face throughout. The 2 hour flight to Denver was just a practice round for the big NY summer trips (7 hour flight) and our international vacations (10+ hours of flying.)
2) First time seeing SNOW.... and experiencing what cold really feels like! While in Colorado, we had temperatures from a sunny 40 degrees all the way down to below 0 snowing! Taji braved the cold in this super cute fleece blanket peekaboo car seat cover....
He loved the snow, touching it and looking at it. On one day, when it was snowing, Taji actually caught some snowflakes on his eyelashes and lips when we were walking. He played in the snow bundled up in his down fleece snow suit... and he looked twice his size in it but so freakin cute! :)
In Boulder, Colorado.....when it was snowing. You can see a big snowflake in front of us in the picture.
3) First time meeting his "drool brother" from another mother: Bodee! Brad and Matt grew up in Bemus, NY together, had their weddings and baby boys the same year..... and the babes were actually born only 2 days apart! Seven months later, the boys finally meet and the torch has been passed on to them! Now they (Taji and Bodee) will be the little rascals their daddies were growing up. Taji had a fantastic time playing with Bodee! The boys bonded over their play table, crawling, and even ate baby yogurt for the first time (got that on video too, click on the link in the last paragraph)
Here's a video of the proud dads introducing their boys:
Taji also LOVED watching, playing with, and being entertained by Braxton, The Johnson's 5 year old son.
Here are more pics of Taji playing with his new friends.....
5) Taj's first time ringing in the new year...... as much as it was sad to say goodbye to quite an amazing year 2010, we were thrilled to celebrate the beginning of 2011, which will bring us even more incredible memories :) On NYE, we had a big slumber party at the Johnson house. The kids and babies got to play, while the adults feasted on a steak and wine dinner. Then when the babies went to sleep for the night, the adults got to party! I do have to add that during the 10 second coundown to the new year, guess who woke up and wanted to join the celebration? You guessed it! After our midnight kiss, Brad and I ran down to our little Taji boy, where we showered him with kisses and good wishes, and after he got his hugs and kisses from us he winded down back to sleep.
He loved the snow, touching it and looking at it. On one day, when it was snowing, Taji actually caught some snowflakes on his eyelashes and lips when we were walking. He played in the snow bundled up in his down fleece snow suit... and he looked twice his size in it but so freakin cute! :)
In Boulder, Colorado.....when it was snowing. You can see a big snowflake in front of us in the picture.
3) First time meeting his "drool brother" from another mother: Bodee! Brad and Matt grew up in Bemus, NY together, had their weddings and baby boys the same year..... and the babes were actually born only 2 days apart! Seven months later, the boys finally meet and the torch has been passed on to them! Now they (Taji and Bodee) will be the little rascals their daddies were growing up. Taji had a fantastic time playing with Bodee! The boys bonded over their play table, crawling, and even ate baby yogurt for the first time (got that on video too, click on the link in the last paragraph)
Here's a video of the proud dads introducing their boys:
Taji also LOVED watching, playing with, and being entertained by Braxton, The Johnson's 5 year old son.
4) Taji's first time in the pool! And a heated indoor pool!! I swear, I think Taji thought it was bath time with everyone else joining in on the fun LOL
here's a video of him splashing around..... check out his little speedo (swim diaper) he wore!
Thanks to the Johnson Family, we had an awesome family day at their exclusive spa-like athletic club they belong to. Taji hung out with other babies in the infant day care room at the facility while the adults got to work out and relax in the spa-like locker room. Then we picked up the kids and played at the indoor pool. Wish we had something as cool and affordable as this near us, so Brad and I could do this on the weekends.
Here are more pics of Taji playing with his new friends.....
5) Taj's first time ringing in the new year...... as much as it was sad to say goodbye to quite an amazing year 2010, we were thrilled to celebrate the beginning of 2011, which will bring us even more incredible memories :) On NYE, we had a big slumber party at the Johnson house. The kids and babies got to play, while the adults feasted on a steak and wine dinner. Then when the babies went to sleep for the night, the adults got to party! I do have to add that during the 10 second coundown to the new year, guess who woke up and wanted to join the celebration? You guessed it! After our midnight kiss, Brad and I ran down to our little Taji boy, where we showered him with kisses and good wishes, and after he got his hugs and kisses from us he winded down back to sleep.
We even attempted to go up to the mountains skiing, however, once we found out that the temperature was -45 with wind chill, we decided it would be best to save this for another time, especially when Taj is a little older and can go snowboarding/skiing with us! Our Colorado Trip was the perfect getaway and ending to Taj's first magical holiday break. These pics and videos were just some of our favorites, for more click here.
Thank you Johnson family and Hagstrom family for the hospitality and good times! It was soooo nice to spend time with you and ring in the new year. We look forward to many more trips and memories. Can't wait to come back and visit again :) xoxo
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