Meet the Cousins!

Last weekend we all piled into the family mobile and made the drive up to Canada. Jack did pretty well in the car. He can now face forward (since turning one) and this seems to make things a bit better for the long car rides. Thank goodness for the Baby Einstein DVDs! The last hour is always the longest for him, but we made it there and back and kept our sanity!

We had a great visit at Nanna and Poppa's house. Erin's sister Amy and her man Brent were there with their baby boy, Avrey. He is now about 5 months old and is SO cute...ALL cheeks! He was such a happy and peaceful baby...he put up with everything from dog licks to a 1000 Makayla kisses! We also got to meet Chris (Erin's brother) and LeighAnne's new baby boy, Hunter. He was such a little peanut and kept us laughing with his adorable baby noises and peeing across the room! He is also so sweet and such a good little sleeper! And of course, Makayla was there to bask in the joy of having three babies around to cuddle and kiss and hug. She is getting to be so grown up and beautiful.

Erin got to attend the annual Jupp Golf Tournament and had a great time hanging out with his buddies. I know he wishes he could see them all more often!

So, here are a bunch of pictures from the weekend. I'll add some commentary along the way... Thanks to Nanna and Poppa for hosting us! It was so wonderful to see everyone and share some time with the family!!

Jack and Poppa with a big stick for Lola to chase into the pond.

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Lola goes for a dip as Jack and Poppa smile for the camera.

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Jack and Uncle Chris.

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Lola and Remy who were best buds the whole weekend.

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The Mama's and the Babies. (from right to left...Amy and Avrey, me and Jack, Makayla and LeighAnne and Hunter)

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Little Hunter takes a snooze.

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Makayla gives Jack a big hug and squeeze and kiss and hug and kiss....(she is so affectionate!)

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Checkin' out the view and spending some time together.

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Jack was in heaven...two dogs AND a ball.

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Jack sat for a good 15 minutes on the floor fishing out cheerios and feeding them one by one to Remy. It was pretty cute. I don't think he ate a single one himself.

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Another Makayla hug.

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Jack and Poppa. By the end of the weekend he could say 'POP-a' pretty well and would shout it out whenever he saw Mark.

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Happy Happy grandparents.

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Uncle E lets Avrey borrow his hat. Look at those cheeks!

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We tried pretty hard to line up all of the grandkids and take a picture. It was pretty comical and out of quite a few pictures this hectic one was the best. Jack would not sit still and kept this red apple in his mouth. We will have to try again once a bit older!

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FOUR grandchildren (and one more on the way!)...Nanna and Poppa were so happy!

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Jack received some wonderful birthday presents from Nanna and Poppa and his aunts and uncles. Here he and Makayla are playing with some new balls. I love the clash between his ACDC shirt and his new cool preppy hat!

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The next day...showing off one of his new outfits...looking rather devious.

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Poppa gives Avrey an airplane ride. He was giggling up a storm.

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Makayla's turn to sneak in some love.

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Hey mom...this is a delicious toy.

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Hi G.G. (great grandma or Gram) can I grab your glasses?

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One last shot...this was after the crew got home from a wedding. Makayla was the flower girl and looked so pretty! Nanna looks pretty hot too!

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