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- Flying Cloud is the model name of our 1963 Airstream... now at large (but often just parked) in the 38th state.
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Daddy Needs a Drink by Rob Wilder
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- Our Flying Cloud was built in Santa Fe Springs, California around 1962. Airstream manufactured the Flying Cloud model from 1950-1963, so this one was the end of the line.
- It was originally registered as #11229 in the Wally Byam Caravan Club International, or so we have heard.
- We took over this blog along with the trailer from the previous owners. We are the Flying Cloud's fifth owners.
- An ad for a 1958 Flying Cloud.
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zoo friends
Not much going on here. Colt is now laughing... Daddy can really get him going. His laugh is adorable, but of course I would think so. This morning he was enjoying cooing with his zoo friends.
crested butte redux
As I mentioned, we ventured to Crested Butte for the Wildflower Festival again...along with my parents and aunt who were visiting from Iowa. Colt went on his first hike.
We all indulged in wildflower photography (well, not the guys). It's hard not to. (Wild Blue Flax, Cina and Mom.)
Colorado Blue Columbine near Lake Irwin. This was the only Columbine we found -- because of late snows in June, most of them weren't blooming yet. So we had to go back and find it after passing it up the first time.
we're back!
All three of us... and the Flying Cloud too!
Our cutie pie, Colt, was born May 1st! He's already 11 weeks old and growing fast.
So I guess that sort of explains what we've been up to since last October?
In sum, the blog fell to the back-burner after a somewhat rough and otherwise busy first trimester. Which gave way to baby gear shopping, then the holidays, then more baby gear shopping and more (seemingly never-ending) house hunting. Then we finally did move, then a madcap adventure to set up the new house and nursery before D-day while 8-9 months pregnant. Interspersed with some parents-to-be studying, prenatal classes, work, travel, doctors appointments and the like.
The Flying Cloud, for its part, spent the winter in the shop. We got lots of things fixed and some things not fixed. I made a deal with Michael that if he would write the technical Airstream posts, I would get our blog going again. He agreed, so look for more from him on what we've done to it. It's now happily parked in the garage and Michael has been polishing it in his spare time. It looks great - almost a mirror polish! We knew we wouldn't use it much this summer, but we hope to take it out at least once before it gets too cold.
And the crown jewel. Colt is a dream baby. Smiling, cooing, sleeping though the night, and his latest accomplishment - rolling over. He's making this parenting thing look easy. We've had lots of visitors since he was born and we are loving the company. We just got back from a weekend in Crested Butte with my parents and Aunt Cina. Crested Butte was one of our favorite trips last summer so we decided to go back for more. Colt has already mastered the airplane too - we flew to Iowa last month to meet relatives and surprise Grandma and Grandpa.
As for the blog, I can barely remember how to run this thing.
Airstream die-hards will have to forgive us, as I expect the Flying Cloud is going to have to share this blog with Colt from now on. I mean, even his baby book has an entry for "baby's website." !? I couldn't stomach the idea of starting over with a new blog...or of maintaining two.... So be it.
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