Good-bye to Cleveland

Maksim loving the neighbor's trampoline.
My father recording our time together.  Father and I.

My Aunt and Maksim.  They had a blast together.  He calls her Baba-boo.

My favorite photo.  My Aunt, Father, and Maksim.  The photo scream joy!

Finally the last blog post about our Cleveland/Pittsburgh trip.  There were so many pictures I had to share them in several posts.  Our trip was full of excitement with my best friend's wedding and hanging out with family we have not seen in over a year.  We all learned many new things on this trip such as:

• Traveling with a toddler wasn't so bad.  Maybe because I always expect the worse. See my tips with traveling with a toddler here.
• Maksim learned the word "No" (thanks to Stoja's triplets)
• We as a family need to get a place with a "real" backyard.  Maybe a move is in order?  It is totally up in the air!
• Maksim loves trampolines as you can see from the photos above, hence why we need a yard.
• My hair is so silky smooth in Cleveland; it has to be the water.  
• Cleveland is green!  Really, really green in the summer.  I forgot that but my nose quickly made me remember.  My allergies were out of control!  
• We are loved.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful family and friends.  A big thank you to my wonderful Father and Aunt for making our trip the best and taking care of Maksim!

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Love,
First Gen Fam

Cleveland Family Fun

Maksim and my cousin Branko.  Cutest photo of the trip!

My Aunt Mika lets him do whatever he wants.  Fresh cut grass and all access to a hose = big mess

My Uncle Svele and Aunt Bozana with their two sons, Branko and Ivan.

M.  Maksim playing with my cousin Ivan and Vicki the dog.

My cousin Milos and his fashionable tutu-wearing daughter Ana.

Our ladies in pink.  Maksim with his godsisters, Iliana and Ivana.  Maksim watching some tunes and munching on snacks with his cousin Ana.

My cousins Milan and Suzi with their adorable boys, Luka and Sasa.  They made Maksim and me our very own Wii characters.

What Cleveland does not have a lack of is its green everywhere (I almost forgot) and an abundance of family to play with Maksim.  Take a look at these snapshots of Maksim absorbing all the attention and having the time of his life.  We wish they all lived closer but I did secretly whisper in every kid's ear that we live near Disneyland and therefore their parents have to bring them to San Diego for a visit!  Sneaky, sneaky!

Love,
First Gen Fam