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Caught on camera reading this blog : one of my most loyal readers, Nathan's Great-Grandma Florence! :) We can't wait to see you in May!!!

Sunday with family

On Sunday Dan drove up to Rockford and brought Grandma Fowle down for a visit with her great-grandson and the rest of the family. It was so nice to see her, and she was really surprised by how much Nathan has changed since she last saw him. We hung out at Dan and Nancy's house and had some lunch and a relaxing afternoon.

When we got home I took advantage of the gorgeous day and fed and hung out with Nathan on the deck for a little while, which resulted in an impromptu self-portrait session.

Aunt Erin is so comfy!!

Lounging with Uncle Stu

Nathan had a firm grip on Erin's finger!

My sweet hubby!

Nathan just loves the swing at Grandma and Grandpa's house!

Nathan thought Uncle Jordan was pretty funny! :)

Being a sweet boy for Great-Grandma

Mommy + Baby + sunshine = Joy

Busy Saturday

We had a lovely but busy day on Saturday! We went up to Grand Rapids in the afternoon to spend some time with Grandma Gail and Grandpa John. Nathan was kind of fussy, so he spent most of the time either eating, or napping on me. He did cooperate enough to show off his latest coos and smiles for a little while, and he was also up for a walk in the sunshine. We even got to show him off to some of my parents' neighbors! :)

At dinner time, we headed over to Hillary and Jeff's house to celebrate Jeff's 30th birthday. Hillary made corned beef, and we had fun with the make-your-own-reuben station that she had set up in the kitchen. It was nice to spend time with Hillary on a non-workday, and I think that Jeff enjoyed finally meeting Nathan.

To cap off our social butterfly activities, we had to depart Jeff's party early in order to head back to Kalamazoo, where we met up with Todd's parents and brothers, as well as Erin, her sister and her parents for a drink at the Union. The Trussells were in town for a day of wedding planning, and it was fun to finally meet Erin's sister and father (we met her mother several months ago).

So it was a busy day, but Nathan was a trooper! All three of us slept very well on Saturday night! :)

Here are some pictures from our walk:

The big bath tub

A sweet picture of Nathan napping next to us on the couch--look at that pudgy hand! :)

Video of Nathan enjoying the big bathtub. He is so relaxed and happy floating in the warm water and hanging out with Mommy and Daddy.

Play date

I worked from home yesterday, and did some work the evening before and early in the morning so that Nathan and I could meet up with Elizabeth and Thomas for a play date/coffee date. This time both Nathan and Thomas were awake for part of the time, and actually noticed each other! Maybe someday they'll even play together! It was really great to catch up with Elizabeth, though and I think it"s going to be a lot of fun to have a friend who's son is only two weeks older than Nathan.

Nathan and Thomas hanging out in their matching carseats! :)

Hanging out around the house

Some cute pics of my guys while we were hanging out at home this weekend:

Road trip

On Saturday Todd, Nathan and I hit the road and headed for Holt, a suburb outside of Lansing, and went to visit Aunt Annalee and Uncle Dan. It had been ages since we'd been to their house, and it was fun to go on an "out of town" adventure. We had a mini-potluck (we brought salad and brownies, they provided salmon and potatoes) and spent the evening relaxing at their house and catching up. It was so nice! The bittersweet part of the evening was that it made us wish more than ever that Dan and Annalee lived in Kalamazoo so we could see them more often (hint, hint, you two, I know you're reading this!!!). Nathan did great in the car, taking a good nap each way.

Uncle Dan and Nathan in their coordinating outfits! :)

Aunt Annalee getting a snuggle.