A Great Visit

Kim & Steve Roedl (who were married this past summer) came for a visit this past weekend! They arrived Saturday in Denver and did the fun tourist things and went out on the town. They had a blast at Sing Sing, where I have yet to go! Sunday morning we picked them up at their hotel and headed to Breckenridge so the boys could enjoy a day of skiing (well, Nolan didn't ski, but he had fun hanging with us)! Kim and I were APPALLED all day at the lack of nonbaby friendly/non-handicapped friendly environment of the town. Not only were the stores not set up for strollers and wheelchair's (stores that were up and down stairs had no alternate routes), but MOST of the stores and restaurant staffers were not helpful, nor friendly. Kim and I were struggling to get the stroller down a flight of stairs (it was very wet and icy) and it took quite a few passer-byers before one gentleman FINALLY asked if we needed help. I will say that the gentleman at Gretta's coffee house were more than polite and we had an awesome cup of hot cocoa there! Thanks guys! Unfortunately the rudeness of town wasn't the only thing that left a bad taste in our mouths about the Breck (as Brian likes to call it). We learned as we were departing the beautiful, snowy town, that there was a traffic jam. It took us over 6 hours to get home and 3 of those were spent in standstill traffic. It was a NIGHTMARE!! The 5 of us were in the truck, so it was not comfortable for anyone. We figure that since we're all friends after that trek, we'll be friends for life! Sunday was Kim's birthday and we were planning on stopping on the way home in Denver for a nice dinner, but that was changed to a quick bite at McDonald's. I was actually very relieved that we have been supplementing formula for Nolan because we were able to feed him in the truck. I couldn't take him out of the car seat to feed. Granted we were only going about 5 miles an hour, but it was so icy, I was concerned that someone could hit us. So Monday evening we went to Sanford's Grub & Pub and ate a great meal and celebrated Kim's birthday in better style. Then we went home for some Texas Hold 'Em where Kim celebrated by smoking us all! We are so happy they came for a visit and just hope that we didn't scare Steve too much in the world of babies!