A WONDERFUL weekend in Cape Cod

YES, I know there are a LOT of pictures in this post but we just had so much fun that I had to post a lot of pictures.  This weekend all started about a month ago when Bud told me he was attending a conference in New Orleans the weekend of Nov. 8th.  I realized that I could possibly plan something.  I went on line and found some tickets to Boston for under $200 and started thinking about a trip to see Sara, Leo and the babies.  Then I got to thinking Jessica hadn't seen Sara since the baby was born so I decided to ask Eva and Jessica to join me.  WELL, that weekend wasn't convenient for most people including most important Sara and Leo so I decided to see if the same bargain the next weekend and they did.  Then, since he wasn't going to be out of town, Bud decided he wanted to go too.  And the adventure was created out of a single momenta of checking the airfares.  I love having the flexibility to 'seize the moment' and travel.   

Doug had to work (he was invited) so he dropped Jess and the baby off at the airport VERY early on Thursday morning.

We were the celebs of the trip.  Our little one was really a hit with everyone but why not?? She is so cute.  Since it was her first flight, she also received her wings.  

We arrived late Thursday afternoon and quickly introduced our baby to Sara's babies.

They were excited to meet their cousin.

She was happy to be passed around and everyone shared her.

This little guy was happy to show us his 'silly face' right after dinner.

He even let me hold him quite early in our stay.

Gram was thrilled to have 3 of her grandchildren with her.

Friday we explored, did a little grocery shopping and went to lunch.  Once again, our little baby made ots of new friends over lunch.

That evening Lara, Erik's friend came over and she couldn't resist our little baby too.

Uncle E is great with the twins.

Gram loved her time playing on the floor.

The Mommies and cousins were very happy to spend time together.

Erik's house on the beach.  Life is good for him and Lara at the Cape.  This is a great place to spend the winter.

The twins were warming up to Uncle Bud.

Gram loved going for walks.

Uncle Bud was finally a friend.

Which one of these guys is the coolest??

We took a couple of nice walks.

Sometimes it is nice to have someone carry you and sometimes it is nice to carry someone.

We celebrated early birthdays.

We read stories

We bought matching Cape Cod sweatshirts.

Walked on the beach.

Put our toes in the Atlantic Ocean

I gave them their birthday books too.

And read this truck book over and over.

Everyone loved Lara

And Erik too of course.

Such a sweet baby.  She traveled very well.  We had a great time.
 I am very thankful for the time together.  We will see them again for Christmas so we just had to say, "see you soon" when it was time to go.
Our flights home went well but when we arrived it was snowing in Michigan.  We dropped everyone off and headed home in a typical Michigan snowstorm.  Bud was a very safe driver through several 'white outs'.  We have quite a bit of snow on the ground here so winter has arrived to N. Michigan.

Family is so special and we are blessed with the ability to travel and visit them.  I hope you enjoyed my picture view of this wonderful weekend.