Caleb and I were quite the traveling duo driving to Dallas then flying to California, Nevada and Utah. Before sharing the highlights from each of those trips, I must first say thank you to the person who made this whole trip possible: the inventor of the bungee cord! Because of you, bungee cord inventor person, I was able to single-handedly trek through six different airports with the following gear in tow: 1 pack-n-play, one gigantic 49.9 pound suitcase, 1 infant car seat, 1 jogging stroller, 1 diaper bag, 1 adorable 8 month-old. And it was all made possible by you, bungee cord inventor person!
OK, now on to the highlights...
CALIFORNIA
We had an awesome visit with friends from our Stanford days including Howard and Helen...
...Clarence...
...and the Dements who were SO hospitable...THANK YOU!!!
NEVADA
Next, it was on to Reno for the Ludlow family reunion where Caleb touched sand for the first time...
...was stroller buddies with his cousin Trystan...
...chilled on the beach at Tahoe with his cousin Ellie...
...used Uncle Dan as a substitute for daddy...
...and had his first taste of black licorice from Grandpa Ludlow!
UTAH
Highlights in UT included a visit with great-grandma Costley (here's our 4 generation photo)...
...being reunited with David for a few days (pictured here with Uncle Joey and cousin Luke, with a guest appearance by cousin Ryan)
...being mascot for the "red" team at the Lynch family reunion
...convincing cousin Donovan that he should be Caleb's body guard once he can hold his head up and control his limbs (he's 6 months younger, but longer and nearly as heavy as Caleb)
...getting "kissy sandwiches" from mommy and Aunt Ali.
DALLAS
We finished off our travels with a few days taking care of the Costley cousins in Dallas where Caleb was showered with attention (and given an infinite number of rides in the pink and purple Jeep)
If those travel details weren't sufficient, Caleb will enumerate our adventures in his own words in the following video clip:
