This past weekend, the three of us headed to St. Louis. Andy, Jason’s sister-in-law’s brother (and also a good friend of Jason) got married and we got to see Jason’s family. We headed out on Friday, and of course our baby that doesn’t sleep decided to take a 3 hour nap right before we left! So I had to sit in the back and keep him entertained since he was wide awake the whole time (he ended up napping for about 45 minutes). On Friday evening we spent some time at a park where Ethan got to see lots of people (and stay up way past his bedtime!). Saturday we went out to lunch and went to the wedding. I wanted to go to Cotton Babies (a cloth diaper store in St Louis) but it didn’t quite work out. Sunday we went to church, went to lunch and then headed home. He was good and tired and slept about half the way home (2 hours) then had to be entertained the rest of the way home. He was ready to get out of his carseat! Overall he did great on the trip, even though his schedule was all messed up, he was up very late every night and didn’t always get naps when he needed them!
It was so fun to see Ethan, Julianne, and Lorelei play together. Julianne really enjoyed loving on her little cousin. She kept saying, “Oh Ethan, I love you!” and allowed him to give her a big slobbery kiss. He also liked to grab her hair, though she didn’t seem to mind. Another fun thing about having them together was we realized how much Ethan and Lorelei sound alike. Their cry and laugh sounds so similar – sometimes I wasn’t sure who it was! They also have very similar facial expressions. It will be so fun to see if that continues as they get older.
Overall we had such a great time! We were so proud of how well Ethan did and we always enjoy getting to spend time with Jason’s family. We look forward to seeing them all again soon!
On our way – looking handsome in his big boy carseat!
Jason, Ethan, and Julianne enjoying the swing.
Slobbery kisses.
Precious.
Happy boy.
Our best attempt at a group photo.
GET ME OUT OF THIS CARSEAT!!
So happy to be home!
We had so much fun with you all. It will be fun to see the cousins grow up together. Ethan is such a sweet little boy and we can’t wait to see you all soon!