Teddy Goes to NY

Teddy took his first plane ride over the weekend. We went to upstate New York to attend a memorial service for Lisette's cousin Kenneth. Though we traveled for a very sad reason, we did get a chance to visit with many family members that Shae and Teddy had not yet met, and that Lisette had not seen in years.

I was very nervous about Teddy's first plane ride. You can tell how nervous he is here in the parking lot of the airport: Can you see the fear in my eyes????

Teddy actually did really well on the plane trip there. Once we arrived in Rochester, NY we rented a minivan along with uncle Hal and his family. Teddy got to bond with his cousin Violet on the drive to Dewitt:They are in serious training together for Synchronized Sleeping. We are hoping it will become an official Olympic Sport by the year 2014.
Once we got to Fabius, NY we were able to visit with my Aunt Judy. Here is Teddy meeting one of her 12 cats:

Teddy spots another cat as he sits with his great Aunt Marita:Teddy found one very familiar face in this new place:

I was really excited to take Shae and Teddy to the farm where my grandparents, father, aunts, and uncle all lived. You can see how excited Teddy is once again:

Uncle Hal feeding Violet by the pond:

Shae and me on the pond:We also had some time for sight seeing at the falls:

Finally, someone traveling with my dad who enjoys and appreciates dams as much as he does!!!Those crazy engineers!

The hotel we stayed in had a really nice indoor pool. Teddy and his cousins really enjoyed it:

Teddy even went out to eat at a fancy restaurant:

On Saturday June 5, we attended the Memorial Service for my cousin Kenneth. He was a very smart, brave, and good hearted man who will be dearly missed. After the service we all went to my Aunt Judy's house.

below (L-R): Jamie, Uncle Dale, Aunt Marita, Aunt Judy, Paul, and Eileen:

Aunt Marita and Aunt Judy:

Teddy watches the big kids make bubbles:

I bought this onsie for Caroline years ago when I visited my friend Melanie in NYC. Now it's Teddy's turn to wear it:

The weekend went by way too fast and before we knew it, we were back at the airport. Our flight was delayed so we had some time to play at the Rochester airport:

Our pilot:

Uncle Hal changed Violet before getting on the plane:

Here is Teddy, sleeping peacefully on the plane. I look more relaxed, right?

I actually was more relaxed on the return flight. All was going well. Until Teddy started to get a little fussy. As I was trying to comfort him, I accidentally bumped his head, which led to very loud crying!!! Yikes! Note to self- don't "smoke" your son's head on the airplane, especially when he is hungry! Once he ate, he was much happier. We got home late Sunday night and are going to spend this week doing laundry and getting ready for our next big trip. We are excited to spend some time with Shae's side of the family next!