Caitlin was able to play in the wading pool several times. Like the entire trip, Caitlin had many spectators during swim time. It seemed like people would show up out of thin air to watch Caitlin splash around.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Caitlin and Chris
Caitlin had a wonderful time playing with Uncle Chris over the few weeks. That time included playing with balloons, playing with toys, going to New York City, walking around his condo, and many other activities.
Our trip to Connecticut
The next few post will be about our recent trip to Connecticut. Sadly, I had to stay home for half a week alone while Kim and Caitlin went to visit Grandma and Grandpa. I am not sure exactly what activities took place, but from the photos it looks like everyone had a great time. I do know that Kim had a birthday celebration which sounded like a lot of fun.
Visit from L.A. family
Again I am sorry for the delay in posting. We are now back in Spokane for a while. We had a great visit from L.A. family. We were very happy that Caitlin recognized everyone even out of the normal context. We had a great time including a trip to a waterpark, minature golf with back to back holes in one off a wall, and homemade ice cream. It was a great visit.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Caitlin can crawl
Caitlin learns something new every time she sees Izzy. When Izzy visited us, Caitlin rolled over within two days. When we went to California and returned home, Caitlin sat up on her own within two days. After this last trip Caitlin returned home and was able to crawl. She is adorable when she crawls.
The Trip Home
The day after the party we were able to spend time with Mary, Izzy, Grandma and Papa Gizmo. Caitlin adores Izzy. We then had a teary goodbye as we left Santa Barbara. The rest of this blog is just me venting.
We arrived in San Francisco Airport at 6:45. We had a schedule departure of 9:30. However, the plain was delayed. It kept being delayed by 20 minutes, until around midnight the flight was cancelled. We quickly got in line to find a new way to get home. The best the flight available according to the airline was the next day leaving at 6:00 pm and getting to Spokane at 10:15 pm. Being told it was the best we accepted the flight. We requested that our luggage be removes as it had the formula for Caitlin. The United agent told us the bags were come out in a few minutes. We then waited a half hour for the bags, and checked with the baggage personnel. Now we were told the bags might come out soon. We waited another half hour, and no bags. While waiting for our bags we talked to other stranded passengers who had been rebooked for flights leaving early in the morning the next day. This upset us, because we had been in line before the other passengers rebooked. We then went to the ticket desk, but nobody was there since it as 1:15 in the morning. So we called the United number. We spent the next 40 minutes talking with the agent and being placed on hold. We were finally rebooked on an earlier flight on Alaska Airlines. We then went to catch the shuttle to the hotel, which we just missed and would come back at 2:20. We finally made it to the hotel and went to sleep around 3:00 am. We woke up at 7:00 to start our trip home. We took the shuttle and got in the Alaska Airlines ticket line. When we got to the desk we were told that we did not have a ticket with the Airline. We had a confirmation number, but it was not for wither Alaska or United Airlines. So we waited on hold again with a United Agent to get us booked on the flight. After a half hour we finally got rebooked. We then had to run through security and just barely made boarding. From there on things went smoothly, until we went to get out bags. But that is enough complaining for one day. I just recommend people do not fly United Airlines. Alaska Airlines were wonderful.
We arrived in San Francisco Airport at 6:45. We had a schedule departure of 9:30. However, the plain was delayed. It kept being delayed by 20 minutes, until around midnight the flight was cancelled. We quickly got in line to find a new way to get home. The best the flight available according to the airline was the next day leaving at 6:00 pm and getting to Spokane at 10:15 pm. Being told it was the best we accepted the flight. We requested that our luggage be removes as it had the formula for Caitlin. The United agent told us the bags were come out in a few minutes. We then waited a half hour for the bags, and checked with the baggage personnel. Now we were told the bags might come out soon. We waited another half hour, and no bags. While waiting for our bags we talked to other stranded passengers who had been rebooked for flights leaving early in the morning the next day. This upset us, because we had been in line before the other passengers rebooked. We then went to the ticket desk, but nobody was there since it as 1:15 in the morning. So we called the United number. We spent the next 40 minutes talking with the agent and being placed on hold. We were finally rebooked on an earlier flight on Alaska Airlines. We then went to catch the shuttle to the hotel, which we just missed and would come back at 2:20. We finally made it to the hotel and went to sleep around 3:00 am. We woke up at 7:00 to start our trip home. We took the shuttle and got in the Alaska Airlines ticket line. When we got to the desk we were told that we did not have a ticket with the Airline. We had a confirmation number, but it was not for wither Alaska or United Airlines. So we waited on hold again with a United Agent to get us booked on the flight. After a half hour we finally got rebooked. We then had to run through security and just barely made boarding. From there on things went smoothly, until we went to get out bags. But that is enough complaining for one day. I just recommend people do not fly United Airlines. Alaska Airlines were wonderful.
Grandma Gizmo's 70th Birthday Party
On Sunday we celebrated Grandma Gizmo's 70th birthday. We started with a trip to church. Amazingly enough all seven grand kids made it through the entire mass. Then we headed to Padaro Beach Grill for a nice lunch. Then we headed back home for some games of marbles, pin the tail on the donkey, and other festivities. It was a wonderful day. It was one of the rare times that all 19 of us were together. Hopefully we can get together yearly for such celebrations.
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