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Finally rode a Segway!

Posted In: Travel, Everyday life — July 19, 2008 @ 11:02 pm — Peter

I recall all the hype around the “revolutionary” Segway personal transport device prior to its release. Riding one has always been on my todo list, but the opportunity has never come up. Today at the Royal Gorge Bridge, there was a guy with a collection of 5 or so Segways. For the small fee of $5 bucks, you get a brief lesson and time to zip around the patio area of the park. Yippe! It was a blast!

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Happy travels

Posted In: Travel — June 24, 2007 @ 8:54 pm — Peter

We’ve been back for a while now, but I’m still somewhat recovering from our trip to Ohio. Our adventure began when I discovered our flight was due to depart 6 hours before planned. I somehow got the departure time confused with our return flight time, oops! We raced to the airport and made our flight with a couple minutes to spare for a diaper change.

Amelia was in rare form for the flight to Cleveland. She whine, cried, bucked, whaled, flailed limps, and anything else imaginable that is characteristic of a crabby baby. To top it off, the flight was so turbulent, I was unable to pace up/down the aisle to give her a change of scenery. It was a stressful flight, thankfully we had a very understanding person sitting next to us.

Arriving in Twinsburg quickly reminded me why we made the trip in the first place, everyone was so friendly! Heather and Fuzz are great and were very hospitable by opening their home to a lot of people for several days. Seeing Meghan and Nick was great too. Gabby and Amelia started playing almost immediately, they almost seemed to remember each other!

The trip was tainted a bit by a stomach bug that we probably picked up on the airplane. Amelia was first to show symptoms and threw up a total of three times one of the days. Despite my best efforts to quarantine her, Gabby picked up the bug later in the week. It probably happened before we even knew Amelia was sick :(.

Next, Cedar Point amusement park. We wandered around for near two hours trying to find Meghan and Nick, we finally found them near the petting zoo and both babies were sound asleep by that time. We decided to leave the babies with Stephanie and Heather and waited in the ~1 hour line to ride Millennium Force. What an amazing coaster! I’d love to visit Cedar Point again sometime, but not until Amelia is at least 4 years old.

One of the best things about the trip was the amount of time I got to spend with Amelia. Between Amelia feeling ill and Stephanie getting some much needed time with her friends, it was me and Amelia hangin’ out and having a good time. We played together, napped together, and both had a really good time.

Here is a group shot of everyone while at Cedar Point. Not everyone came, so it doesn’t include “everyone” we visited with…

Lots of other pictures from the trip can be found in the gallery, album “Ohio Trip 2007”

BTW, this was Amelia’s 6th state visited! She is one well-traveled baby!

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Meeting Busia, Nana, Papa, Aunts, Uncle, and Cousins…

Posted In: Travel, Everyday life — May 15, 2006 @ 10:39 pm — Stephanie

Peter and I finally made it out to Chicago so Amelia could meet more of her extended family for the first time. The flight there was a bit bumpy, but Amelia did great. She didn’t so much as whimper, which earned us a compliment from a fellow passenger. Our stay in Chicago was too short, as we left feeling like we didn’t get to spend enough time with anyone–especially my sisters and brother. I hadn’t seen Autumn or Melissa in over two years, and hadn’t seen Daniel in three. My sisters’ kids are all growing up so fast, I know it won’t be long before people are saying that about Amelia.

Busia (grandma) was doing well. I loved spending time with her and seeing her with Amelia. She told me stories about my dad and his siblings when they were babies, and the kind of father my grandfather was. Peter and I took her out to dinner and just enjoyed every last minute with her. She adores Amelia and kept telling us how pretty she is, how smart she is, how strong she is, and how happy a baby she is. As often as I think those things myself, it’s amazing how good it can make you feel to hear those things coming from someone you love and respect as much as I do my grandmother.

For those who didn’t know, Amelia’s middle name (June) was chosen to honor my grandmother. It meant a lot to me to give my daughter her name, and I know it means a lot to Busia, too. Hopefully, someday, it will mean a lot to Amelia, too.

We also spent time down south in Manteno, visiting Peter’s paternal grandfather, Frank. He was a charming and sweet host, making us laugh and fascinating us with stories about his experiences in WW II. He held Amelia for a little while and challenged Peter to a game of pool. I can’t remember who won, but fun was had by all.

My father and mother both adored Amelia, and the feelings seemed to be mutual. She smiled and explored their faces with her busy little hands. Both were very sad to say goodbye and have plans to come out to visit this year.

Aunt Virg came over to Grandma’s from next door to hold Amelia and was lovely as usual. She’s a wonderful woman who is winning the fight against cancer and I couldn’t be prouder of her. I love you, Aunt Virg!

We also went out to dinner with my brother Daniel and his sweetheart girlfriend, Kristen, who I met for the first time that night. I hadn’t seen him in three years and just wanted to hug him forever! I’ve missed him soooo much!

Our hotel had a pool, so we made use of it for an hour one of the days we were there. It was really nice, and Amelia loved it! She was a little concerned at first, but soon was splashing in her little inflatable boat thingy.

We had a LOT of fun!!!

We had to say goodbye much too soon. Amelia slept the entire way home, from before take-off until right when we exited the plane. I am so proud of my wee one. She’s amazing!

More pics in the “Family” section of the pictures gallery–under “Chicago Trip”.

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