VACATION!!!

Max had a fabulous pillow fort at the Sheraton in Syracuse - our first stop. He loved it! Rolled around and around and around. Giggling and carrying on. We think he was just so happy to be out of the car. That night he had is first night out for Sushi but, of course, no sushi for him. Just a couple Cheerios!



Lake Placid Brewing Company - Love My Shades


Day 3 of our adventure was spent on the road from Sacketts Harbor to Lake Placid. A gorgeous drive and our little traveler did pretty darn well! The only real info we had on Lake Placid was regarding the Bobsled Experience, encouragement to visit the Olympic Hockey Rink of Miracle fame and a tip from our friends Mike and Heidi regarding the two microbreweries in town. We decided to check out the Lake Placid Brewing Company first and had a great experience. Loved the UBU and the fish-n-chips. It was such a perfect night that we ate outside and Max had a lot of fun playing with my sunglasses and "banging for a beer" on the table. It was the first time he'd really banged on the table (or any surface) with his hands and he was having a ball.

We stayed right in downtown Lake Placid and had a really convenient location for walking and what a beautiful view of the Lake (Mirror Lake) from our room.


We walked the Lake one morning and it was so peaceful. Max fell asleep about 10 minutes into but here's our family portrait when we finished. Max is in there under the sunshade.



Is that maple latte for me?


Right before our trip we realized that Max has turned into a camera ham. He smiles like crazy when you get it out. We stopped for a coffee in a cute little cafe and Max really wanted a sip.

Gold Medal Goal Tender

Here's our boy after being awarded the gold medal. He seems to have forgotten the words to the Star Spangled Banner. Uh oh.

Max and Dan - Peeking in on the 1980 Gold Medal Hockey Rink



Unfortunately, the rink was closed in preparation for a hockey camp so we didn't get the tour. Still we got to see it.

Next we moved on to the Olympic Museum and here's the Mighty Duo watching the introductory video just moments before Max's gold medal meltdown. I'm not kidding he got another medal. Good thing he did because he stopped crying just as soon as he saw it.




That's it for now but there will be more.