Quality Time with Family & Friends

After three long weeks at home by ourselves, Colin and I were ready to head north.  We were a little afraid to do the drive ourselves so Mimi took a one way flight to Charleston after work and we headed up to Pennsylvania the very next morning.  The drive was great!  We could not have asked for Colin to be any more perfect then he was on the trip.  He spent most of his time sleeping and when he needed company one of us went to the back seat to entertain him.  Mimi and Mommy also got tons of time to catch up which we both really enjoyed.

After we got there, Aunt Jen came home from college to spend the weekend with us.  We took Colin for a long stroll hoping he would fall asleep but Aunt Jen was just too interesting...

All bundled up!  Colin wasn't used to the cold weather.

 How cute is that hat?

Uncle Connor spends a lot of time around the house with his shirt off - ha! I guess Colin doesn't mind because he spent A TON of time with Uncle Connor.  I don't know what I would have done without him!

More fun times with Aunt Jen:

All ready for bed:

Mimi just adored all her time with Colin.

Colin LOVES Mimi.  She never ceases to make him smile:

 

We also spent a lot of time with the Goodwillie side of the family.  It helped to be around Nana and Grandpa while Daddy was away.

Colin is always full of giggles for Grandpa:

We also spent a lot of time with Gee Gee.  She treated us to many lunches and took us swimming at her pool.

After one of our visits to the pool Gee Gee watched Colin while Mommy freshened up.  He had so much fun with her.

All dressed up and ready for church at Nana and Grandpa's house:

Later on that same day we met for dinner at Nana and Grandpa's Symphony Chorus Christmas Concert.

Cuddling with Gee Gee at dinner.

Mimi and Pappy left us for a few days to visit Uncle Hunter in Germany. While they were gone Mimi's best friend, Ann, invited us over for dinner.

Colin was totally enthralled by Cass, Ann's mother.

Check out these giggles:

When Mimi and Pappy got home we headed to Binghamton, New York for Colin's first visit to his grandparents' hometown.  We stayed the night at Great Aunt Kay and Gunkle's house.  Their house was beautifully decorated for Christmas, especially their tree.  It put us all in the Christmas spirit.

Mimi cuddling with Gunkle:

Four generations with Aunt Kay:

While in New York, we also visited Great Aunt Lil and Uncle Basil.  We had such a nice visit but it was bittersweet as we knew this was probably the last time we would see Aunt Lil.  She passed away after a long battle with cancer just over a week after we visited.  I will always cherish my visits with Aunt Lilly especially this last one where she got to meet and hold Colin.

After our trip to Binghamton we headed back to Mimi and Pappy's house for the week and visited mommy's friend, Christina, who lives in Baltimore City with her husband and adorable little boys, Luke and Eli.  Luke had so much fun trying to make Colin smile.

So cute:

Looking forward to seeing what these boys get into when they get older!

It was finally time for Daddy to come home!  On our way to the airport we stopped at Mimi and Pappy's friends Mary and Doug's house for a holiday party.  It was a beautiful get together and Colin enjoyed some cuddle time with Miss Mary.

We missed Daddy terribly but we definitely made sure to make the best of it while he was gone!

First job for Dad - Bath Time!