Monument

On the weekend of the 11th we got to go to Monument, CO and visit my sister Audrey and her family. Sydney and I flew commercial while Andy flew himself. I didnt quite feel up to 7 hours in a small plane with Sydney climbing all over. Anyway, we got there on Friday. On Saturday, we hung out and then got ready to go the BYU vs Air Force game. I was nervous to leave because Sydney was in the middle of her nap so Audrey and I decided to tell the sitter to wait until Sydney woke up so they could be introduced. However, by the time Sydney woke up and we got to the base it was the beginning of the 4th quarter and they had closed the road to get ready for exit traffic. They wouldn't let us in! However it was nice to spend some time just Audrey and I and we met up with Andy, Bryant, and his parents after the game for dinner... and from what I hear we didn't miss much on the BYU end of things :/. The best part however was knowing that Sydney will do just fine with a sitter she doesn't know. She was happy and having fun when we got back! YES! That made it worth it. Other activities included hiking up to a bluff behind Audrey's house where we got some awesome family pictures, playing at the park, making smores and fruit empanadas, introducing Sydney to a trampoline with a tent around it so she could run free (and she was obsessed with it believe me), going to the indoor playground, and hanging out after all the kids went to bed. We had a lot of fun and I'm really glad Sydney got to know more of her cousins since my family is spread across the country. The trip back was quite an adventure with Sydney all by myself in the Denver airport. I hate to hate on Denver... its a really fun pretty city but seriously their airport layout seems a bit much. Since I was by myself with Sydney, our bags, her carseat, and her... she had to walk. So I get dropped off and have to wait in line to add her to my ticket since she's still in my lap.... then we have to go down a level (Elevator for sure because I can't really hold Sydney) to where security is. They have one security for all three terminals so the line was huge and Sydney actually was a trooper going back and forth through the queue since I had her on a child leash... but then we have to go on another elevator to get to the train to go to our actual terminal. After which we have to go another elevator to the actual gate level and have to walk like a 1/4 mile to the end of the terminal to our gate. That is a LOT of walking for little Sydney's legs. By the time we got to our gate she was done and I was literally in tears. After our flight in Boise I had to basically pull her down the terminal kicking and screaming to wait for a car. I am NOT excited to do that alone again. Still we had fun... haha I hope you enjoy the pics.