The first stop in Denver was a visit with Grandma where Isaac was spoiled for two days. He got very comfortable at Grandma's because she has so much baby stuff from all her babysitting of Jaden, Talia and Arielle who were very generous in lending us lots of baby stuff from their house too. Isaac had lots of fun hanging with Grandma, meeting his cousins and getting cuddled by his aunts. His cousin Talia was nice enough to help give Isaac a bath - and she talked about the fact that he peed in the bath for the rest of the weekend! He also had his first impromptu pediatrician trip because he was grabbing his ears and we were concerned the altitude might be affecting him - she said his ears may not have popped on the plane, but gave him the green light to go to the mountains (and he weighed in at 12 pounds 9 ounces).
On Wednesday Bill joined us in Colorado, and we all took a road trip to Vail where we got to stay in Jen's in-laws' beautiful condo. There was a big group of us in Vail for Thanksgiving - 6 adults and 5 kids stayed at the Schrutt condo (Aunt Jen and Uncle Max with Jaden, Talia and Arielle; Joey and Zoe (Max's sister) with Julia; and Jamie and Bill with Isaac) and 10 adults stayed in the condo next door -officially titled the "No-kids-zone" (including Papa Rich and Grandma Sherry, Aunt Alli and Uncle Chad, Uncle Evan and his roommate Sean, Chad's parents and Joey's parents). Overall it was a great group and we had lots of chaotic fun hanging out, eating, drinking and preparing for the big Thanksgiving feast. The Schrutt house was a happening place to be in the middle of the night, with the kids rotating (seemingly by the hour) which would wake up crying. The only one with a good excuse for waking up was Talia who had a stomach bug which would make its way through almost every inhabitant by the end of the week!
While the boys were cooking, the girls took the kids for a trip in the snow to the Vail playground to try to tire them out - errr ahhh have some fun :)
We also took a fieldtrip on the public bus downtown to Vail to watch Jaden in ski school and to have some lunch. While we were there the snow started dumping down and Isaac got to experience his first snowstorm! He wasn't such a big fan, but we brought him out in it anyway (don't worry he was bundled up!).
Finally, we all got dressed up and celebrated Turkey Day together where we had a serious feast prepared by Max, Chad, Bill, Joey and Evan. It was a gluttonous amount of food, including three different kinds of stuffing, foie gras, duck breast, sweet potato gnocchi and of course turkey - everything was DELICIOUS and we all basically had to be rolled out of there!
On Saturday morning we headed back to Jen and Max's in what could only be characterized as an odyssey like voyage - there was a full fledged snowstorm, the highway passes were closed, chain laws were in effect and spin outs were all over the place. Plus, while Bill tied the suitcases down on the ride up to accommodate Isaac's entourage of gadgets and accessories, the snow made the roof of the car less appealing. Fortunately Isaac's uncles (and Grandpa) consumed such copious amounts of wine that it freed up additional space to fit all the suitcases in the car. Notwithstanding the snowstorm and a close call with running out of gas, we made it back to Jen and Max's to watch the Gators beat Florida State (or as Uncle Chad calls them - those redneck as&^%*). Aunt Jen was also kind enough to teach Isaac a song about what part of a horse Bobby Bowden (the coach of FSU) most closely resembles. Before leaving we made several attempts to take a picture of all four of the kids, and while it was entertaining for the adults, I don't think we actually ended up with even one "framer" :)
Saturday night we headed to Boulder for another gluttonous dinner at Frasca with Evan, Adrienne, Chad, Alli, and Bill's friend Jim and his wife Brooke. Papa Rich and Sherry were kind enough to babysit while the crew headed out for a delicious dinner with lots more wine.
Bright and early on Sunday morning (4:50 AM to be exact) Jamie, Bill, Isaac, Papa Rich and Grandma Sherry woke up to make the drive to Denver International Airport so that Jamie, Bill and Isaac could catch an 8 AM flight that boarded on time, but took off three hours late. Several poopie diapers later and a couple of tantrums having passed, we arrived in DC safe and sound 7 hours later.
Overall the week and the trip were great and we all had a wonderful time!! Isaac (and Jamie and Bill) were sad to leave and will miss his aunts, uncles, grandparents and cousins a LOT...
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