Family fun!

We had a fun Memorial Day weekend! Owen's brother, Bryan, flew in on Friday and we picked him up from the airport and then headed out of town a couple hours later to go to Brevard for the weekend. Owen's other brother, Charles Robert, and his wife, Michelle, were in town, too so it was awesome having everyone together! Plus Aunt Mary and Uncle Dave were there for a night and Aunt Sandra, Uncle Bill and Chris came over from Waynesville for dinner Saturday night. It was so fun!

Oliver did great on his first overnight trip. I packed for days in preparation.....but, those that know me well (or maybe not so well even :)) know that I do that for myself anyway so starting early is nothing new for me. When I was younger, we would drive out to Wyoming to see my grandparents..... I would start packing WEEKS before we were leaving.....of course that meant that I ended up taking clothes out to wear, but whatever, I was excited! And of course, especially with Oliver, I don't want to forget anything important. But, it all went smoothly. And, now that we have this trip under our belts, we are ready to go to Hilton Head soon for Liz's wedding, Wilmington and hopefully sometime in the next few months.....Colorado? :)

Oliver had his little pack'n'play set up in Owen's old bedroom and that worked out well.....he slept great at night and took decent naps. He wouldn't sleep as long as he normally would and that could be due to the extra people in the house or the fact that he didn't want to miss out on any of the fun! The baby monitor wouldn't go very far but no worries....between me, Nana and Uncle Bryan, we had a watch on Oliver :) Speaking of Uncle Bryan.....he was so sweet with Oliver. Clearly I already knew that he was a wonderful person anyway but he was so attentive and loving with Oliver all weekend.....he even helped distract Oliver while we did an ostomy bag change. And Oliver LOVED being around his grandparents and uncles and aunt. He was enthralled with Charles Robert and Bryan and he would also show off for Michelle and Aunt Mary and Nana......funny baby. The fun continues.....Bryan flies back home tomorrow morning so he'll be coming down today and the Charles Robert and Michelle fly out on Thursday so they'll be here sometime before then, too! Sadly, we won't get to see CR and Michelle again soon because they are headed off to Beijing (by way of California) for her final placement for the State Department. Hopefully they'll be back in a year but it could be longer. Here are some pictures from the weekend.....