Baby Carlson's (Danielle Nicole Carlson) journey
This blog is meant to become a historical view of our first child's journey into the world, and her experiences once in this world.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Summer Vacation 2007
We left at 12:13 pm on August 16th out of SFO, the night before we spent the night at the Holiday inn North in South San Francisco. (BTW next time will stay at the Holiday inn Express, as the beds at the Holiday inn were terible) Our flight on Thursday was uneventful, you slept for most of the way and enjoyed looking out the window. We arrived in Cleveland at around 8:00 PM eastern time. We met Mike & Marcy, and loaded in the bags and went to their house. We were to wake up at 4:00 am the next morning to get a started on our vacation.
Next morning we slept in an hour and finally left the house at around 5:30am.. our first stop was to be Niagra Falls. We got to the falls and walked around and took pictures. The day had escaped us so instead of continuing on and going wine tasting we decided to just head for the hotel in Syracuse. We were glad we did. Enjoyed the managers reception at the Embassy suites, and when we arrived a wedding was just getting underway. Nothing like walking in on a wedding and seeing the guests 2 or 3 stories up lining the walk ways.. After drinks and snacks, it started to pour, so we decided instead of going out in the rain to order Pizza. The pizza was good, you even enjoyed a piece yourself. We then went swimming for a bit in the indoor pool and spa, and finally retired to our room where you quickly went to sleep. We awoke the next morning knowing that we had quite a ways to go, to get to Rhode Island, so we were off fairly early Saturday Morning.
We arrived at the house with the help of the GPS and unpacked the mini van. the house was big, with 6 bedrooms, a nice living space downstairs and a big living room area upstairs. We went and had dinner and you had your first taste of clam, you enjoyed it.
Sunday was Beach day/dinner party. you thoroughly enjoyed the Atlantic and the beach, after your initial shock of seeing the waves and feeling the cool water you were then happy to play in the sand. That evening we went to Marcy's Great Aunt's house and had dinner along with lots of other of the Great Aunt's friends. We had a great time, and you got so many compliments on your hair and eyes.
Monday & Tuesday we spent around town, and Wednesday we went to Boston, where you got to drive a DUCK (an amphibous vehicle used in WWII) there's a picture of you on the flicker site, of you stearing the vehicle. you slept during the land tour but woke up once we hit the water, we think you wanted to go swimming because you kept pointing to the water.
Thursday we took a Ferry to block island, where you got to take your first bike ride. you didn't like riding in back of mommy at first and cried and cried and then fell asleep. when you woke up again you lost your fear, and enjoyed the rest of the ride. we played on the beach and you collected rocks for grandma. We had a nice lunch and then went shopping for the rest of the afternoon on the island, we returned back to the house to have steak sandwiches. .
Friday we went to Newport and went to a few mansions. you did not like the guided tour and kept being fusy, so we decided to go to audio tours after that. We enjoyed taking pictures and walking through the huge mansions.
Saturday quickly came and we had packed the night before. We had planned on leaving some what early but did not leave until about 11:30 or so. what was supposed to be a 10 hr trip took us almost 13. We arrived back in Cleveland at around 1:30 am. and were quickly off to bed due to a 9:00 flight the next morning back to SFO. We slept for a few hours, packed the car and were off to the airport. We again got compliments on the GoGo Babyz wheels that were on your car seat that allowed us to wheel you through the airport. one of the better things we've bought for travel with you. The flight home was also uneventful.. a little boy did get sick on the flight so they had to close off one of the bathrooms, but that was ok. you again slept for almost 3 hrs and once we got to SFO we got our bags and met Grandma at Mimi's cafe in Pleasanton for a late lunch. After having lunch we left for home, and relaxed.
2008 vacation is currently being planned for Florida. :)
Next morning we slept in an hour and finally left the house at around 5:30am.. our first stop was to be Niagra Falls. We got to the falls and walked around and took pictures. The day had escaped us so instead of continuing on and going wine tasting we decided to just head for the hotel in Syracuse. We were glad we did. Enjoyed the managers reception at the Embassy suites, and when we arrived a wedding was just getting underway. Nothing like walking in on a wedding and seeing the guests 2 or 3 stories up lining the walk ways.. After drinks and snacks, it started to pour, so we decided instead of going out in the rain to order Pizza. The pizza was good, you even enjoyed a piece yourself. We then went swimming for a bit in the indoor pool and spa, and finally retired to our room where you quickly went to sleep. We awoke the next morning knowing that we had quite a ways to go, to get to Rhode Island, so we were off fairly early Saturday Morning.
We arrived at the house with the help of the GPS and unpacked the mini van. the house was big, with 6 bedrooms, a nice living space downstairs and a big living room area upstairs. We went and had dinner and you had your first taste of clam, you enjoyed it.
Sunday was Beach day/dinner party. you thoroughly enjoyed the Atlantic and the beach, after your initial shock of seeing the waves and feeling the cool water you were then happy to play in the sand. That evening we went to Marcy's Great Aunt's house and had dinner along with lots of other of the Great Aunt's friends. We had a great time, and you got so many compliments on your hair and eyes.
Monday & Tuesday we spent around town, and Wednesday we went to Boston, where you got to drive a DUCK (an amphibous vehicle used in WWII) there's a picture of you on the flicker site, of you stearing the vehicle. you slept during the land tour but woke up once we hit the water, we think you wanted to go swimming because you kept pointing to the water.
Thursday we took a Ferry to block island, where you got to take your first bike ride. you didn't like riding in back of mommy at first and cried and cried and then fell asleep. when you woke up again you lost your fear, and enjoyed the rest of the ride. we played on the beach and you collected rocks for grandma. We had a nice lunch and then went shopping for the rest of the afternoon on the island, we returned back to the house to have steak sandwiches. .
Friday we went to Newport and went to a few mansions. you did not like the guided tour and kept being fusy, so we decided to go to audio tours after that. We enjoyed taking pictures and walking through the huge mansions.
Saturday quickly came and we had packed the night before. We had planned on leaving some what early but did not leave until about 11:30 or so. what was supposed to be a 10 hr trip took us almost 13. We arrived back in Cleveland at around 1:30 am. and were quickly off to bed due to a 9:00 flight the next morning back to SFO. We slept for a few hours, packed the car and were off to the airport. We again got compliments on the GoGo Babyz wheels that were on your car seat that allowed us to wheel you through the airport. one of the better things we've bought for travel with you. The flight home was also uneventful.. a little boy did get sick on the flight so they had to close off one of the bathrooms, but that was ok. you again slept for almost 3 hrs and once we got to SFO we got our bags and met Grandma at Mimi's cafe in Pleasanton for a late lunch. After having lunch we left for home, and relaxed.
2008 vacation is currently being planned for Florida. :)
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