Colorado Bound: Day 3 (Uncle Lee)

Day 3:  After getting a good nights rest Avery woke up ready to go. He started his morning off by riding his trike around the hotel rooms (we had an adjoining room with my parents), playing with his cars, and “shaving”, and all of that was before getting dressed for the day. 

Playing cars in the hotel room

"Shaving"

Once dressed, we headed outside to do some exploring. After all of Avery’s new hotel friends were properly greeted and flowers smelled, we loaded into the Jeep and drove over to my brother’s place.

Greeting new friends with a "beep" on the nose 

Another friend 

Stopping to smell the flowers

Avery has only seen Lee a few times, first when he was 3 months old, then again last September, so I fully expected him to be a little shy when he came face to face with his uncle for only the third time. 

Checking out Uncle Lee 

And I was right, as expected Avery was shy, but curious.  Uncle Lee is smart and was prepared for his little visitor, he had presents. Avery got a Lego car from a cereal box, and a stuffed Kiwi (the small fight-less bird from New Zealand (where Lee had just return from) not the fruit). Both were a huge success!

 Lee teaching Avery (with Kiwi)
to stick his tongue out 

Lee had one more surprise for Avery, a hiking backpack. When we told Lee we were coming to visit, he went out and found a “kid hauler backpack” at a used ski store, so he could take Avery on a hiking adventure. Avery loved being in the pack (but his face never seemed to reflect it in the pictures).

"Installing" Avery in the Kid Hauler 

Taking the pack for a test drive

I could barely tell he was back there.

That is all it took, Avery and Lee (and Kiwi) were BFFs, they had lunch together, went shopping, and played together and pain and simple had a great day together.

Avery and Uncle Lee going to have some lunch

Shopping with Uncle Lee 

Kicking back with Uncle Lee (and Mama)

Uncle Lee had to work but so he couldn't come to supper,
but don't worry Kiwi came along