Saturday, March 20, 2010

First Flight For Cousin Fun!!

So Jake will have Nuzum cousin #4 arriving in October. Unfortunately, as of now, baby #4 is making Aunt Tonya VERY SICK. So to help out we decided to take a trip to Charlotte. Can't say we ended up being much help, but we sure did have fun. It was such a blessing to see the cousins play together. Jake LOVED seeing his cousins each morning and playing with them throughout the day... and the feeling was mutual. The trip started with Jake's first plane flight...







He did AWESOME on both flights!! We had an early evening flight from Lubbock to Dallas and then an early morning flight from DFW to Charlotte. He snoozed from Dallas to Charlotte...



Everyone was so excited to see baby Jake, surprisingly even Ella. We weren't sure what she would think about having another baby around... our worries were soon put to rest...





Pretty soon, wherever Jake was, so were the cousins. Dinner time one night looked like this...





The first morning we got up and Tonya was feeling pretty good, so we packed up the kids and went to Discovery Place. The kids had a great time. Josh and Caleb got to lie on a bed of nails...





"Use the force" (along with Ella) to cause some balls to float in the air...







Build with blocks...



Play with water and much more...











Jake enjoyed a short nap in his stroller followed by a fun game of pull off the socks.





I'm so glad that Jake has such amazing counsins that he can have fun with and look up to. Not to mention learn some sweet dance moves....





The rest of the trip we just spent hanging out around the house. Jake spent time in the Johnny Jumper, the Exersaucer and chillin' with the cousins.











I so wish NC and TX weren't so far apart. It makes me sad to have such a long distance between these cousins. I can't say I was much help to Tonya, but I sure was blessed during my time there... yes.. sleep issues and all, but that's another story.

3 comments:

Tonya said...

Those are priceless. I can't believe I didn't get your pics before you left! You got some great ones. I know the Jakesters had a hard time being away from home but having you ALL here was the best medicine for me! The cousins may not be close in proximity, but we will make sure they are "close"!! Besides, you'll move to NC soon enough. :)

Donnie said...
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Gerald and Wendy said...

Ha Ha Ha Donnie... its mostly pics of YOUR kids. Shouldn't have such cute kids and I wouldn't have to create such a LONG blog post. Just imagine what it will look like after #4 comes along :o)