Whirlwind Weekend

This weekend we traveled with James by car three hours to attend a giant family reunion birthday party for my great Uncle Kenny. We were able to attend three of the five gatherings packed into the weekend. Thirteen relatives from Denmark even came to celebrate with us! Now that James is much more mobile and active, the weekend sure was a reality check for me. It makes me appreciate all the more all the family that travels with young children to get together for holidays! And skipping naps left and right was hard on all three of us. James made lots of friends with all sorts of family members he was meeting for the first time, but never stayed put too long. He loved toddling around and exploring every new nook and cranny he could find. He was completely exhausted both nights.

The first event photographed was a picnic in the park. This is my Aunt Alice and Uncle Lyle's annual event, only this year they had oodles more guests! Mark jumped on in to help grill breakfast. It was delicious!! The second event was a big cookout at my grandparents' house. Finally, there are a few pictures from the actual birthday party Sunday afternoon, a catered lunch in a town hall. There are so many family members I don't have pictures of that it's shameful. It was fun to see and catch up with a few of them, but a lot of our time was indeed devoted to chasing our little guy around! Mark was super dad and did most of the chasing!