We returned home yesterday from a 5 day trip to Breckenridge, Colorado. Our friends, Kyle and Noelle invited us to join them for a few days in the mountains with Noelle's parents. Even though I couldn't ski (thank you very much, Baby 2.0) Austin could and we decided the adventure would be worth it.
We left around 3 in the morning with the hopes that Adelyn would sleep a good chunk of the morning. Our plan kind of worked. She was up and happy until about 5:30. She ended up taking a short nap in the morning and then another short one in the afternoon. In between that was full of listening to kid's music, Elmo's world, playing with borrowed toys, Dora, snacks, and more shows. She did GREAT on the drive out there. The only fussy times were right before she fell asleep and that's pretty much normal anyway. We were so proud of our little lady.
What was NOT so great was sleeping in the same room at a 19 month old for 5 nights. She's at an age where she is fully aware we are in the room but can't be reasoned with or told to roll over and go back to sleep. The first three nights she would wake up in the middle of the night and scream until either Austin or I would respond. The only way to get her back to sleep was to sing and rub her back. It was not a quick process either. Since we were sharing a condo we had to do our best to keep the loudness under control. However, she seemed to get used to the idea of sleeping in the same room as us after the 3rd night and did great after that.
On the days that Austin was skiing, Adelyn and I played in the indoor/outdoor pool, went downtown to a bakery, walked around in the snow, took a gondola ride, and more.
We both loved it!
http://youtu.be/cCVVY73jnFo
We managed to get a little sledding in as well.
Apparently she liked sledding with daddy more than mom....
And.... done.
We had a great time hanging out with the Richters and their little gal, Lilly. We haven't gotten to spend much time with their new addition so it was fun to hang out as families.
Adelyn really liked Lilly. However, if I was holding her she was one jealous gal. Makes me a little concerned how she's going to handle a baby brother.
And a few more from the week:
Our trip home went pretty well too. We did the 3 am trick again with similar results. We were both pretty wiped but the day seemed to go fast.
We loved our first family vacation! Much thanks to the Richters and Noelle's parents for such a great week.
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