We decided it was time to introduce baby Elliott Jayne Capron to the Capron side of the family. She was eight months old, there was great grand-pa Max to meet and since my husband’s [Todd] family is located in Colorado, there was some Spring skiing to be had! So last weekend, we packed our bags – grabbed my sister, Jennifer, and my brother-in-law, Brent, and headed out West. The traveling was a mess. I can’t even begin to talk about our experience at the airport as the wounds are too new; however, I can say that our problems had nothing with traveling with an infant for the first time. Actually, pity for us and the baby was the only reason we made it on the flight.
Once in Denver, we took part in the monthly ‘Brother’s Brunch’ where Todd’s grandfather, Max, his brother Wayne and, other brother Don’s widow, Connie, get together with extended members of the family for a meal. This particular Saturday, there were over 30 members of the family who came out to meet Elliott. Many relatives I was meeting for the first time as well. After brunch, we had hoped to visit Max’s home office. You see, Max was one of the first licensed landscape architects in Colorado. All of his projects from his 40+ year career were hand rendered on vellum and he mentioned that he planned to dispose of the many flat files that held these beautiful drawings. Blasphemous words, especially to his two grandsons, Todd – a furniture designer and Brent- an architect, whose work is solely done on a computer!! We never made it to his home that day, but he promised to save all the work for us to view on our next trip.
Max, Todd and Elliott
It was time to hit the mountains. Elliott would be staying with grand-ma Ann while Todd, Brent, Jenn and I drove up to Breckenridge for two nights and two days of skiing. Spring skiing is so fun in Colorado as the sun is usually bright and warm and, a fact I leaned on the trip- March brings the most snow for the state. In fact, we arrived just a day or two after a big storm, and the conditions were perfect. The drive back to Denver occurred during a big storm, and the one hour drive turned into a 5 hour drive. Thank goodness for 4-wheel drive, and an iPod full of good tunes.
Brent, Todd, Jenn and me
We had such a no drama flight back to NYC that it almost made me forget the madness of the flight out...but not quite.
The morning after our drive back from the mountains. By 2pm the sun was out and all the snow melted.
View from the plane
--Marlene Capron
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