Harriet had been counting the days until Sloan would come more seriously than she does Christmas. She LOVES her new baby cousin to pieces. She prayed every night for weeks that he would come soon and have a safe flight to ABQ. She got her wish! Grandma, Aunt Jess, and Sloan brought a fun spring break trip to us. I love getting to hang out with each of my sisters and it's always great to see my mom and get to take her places.
First on the list: birthday party for Jessica (and Grace, because, well, she hasn't had her fingers in enough birthday parties this month.)
It was really fun for Grace to get to play her Lego Harry Potter Game with Grandma since it was Grandma who had sent it for her birthday.
And, then baby-holding time. Lots and lots of it. Still we didn't get enough and we want him back!
Harriet was a little disappointed that he can't be held when he is awake now. He is getting too big and too active. But, look at that wry grin. Watch out. He is going to be trouble!
Then, he decided to just be a kid and play in the playroom like everyone else. I can't believe he can sit in this chair already.
We took Sloan on a kid tour of the ABQ. He got his first trip to the aquarium, complete with traditional cousin picture in front of the coral reef.
I wish I could have gotten a good video of him watching the sharks in the shark tank. He was mesmerized.
Then, he got to meet the dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum. I was amazed at how much he really looked at everything and seemed to love being in all these places with cool things to see.
Of course, we had to stop at Old Town for a pretty church pic and some treats at the Candy Lady.
And, I guess he's not quite big enough for this swing. We had to try out the random remaining baby things we still have. This one was not a hit. Plus, he got an ABQ sunburn on his little cheeks in about 5 minutes.
Harriet got tons of Grandma time too. She really really loves her Grandma. She always sleeps in Grandma's bed at least one night when they are together. But this time, she slept in Grandma's bed every single night. The two of them would hit the hay with their books and book-lights and sit in bed and read forever every night. I should have taken a picture of the two of them reading in bed, but mom would probably kill me if I posted a picture of her in jammies on the internet anyway.
The cutest thing was that the second night they were here, Sloan was getting super fussy at dinner time. David walked in the door from riding his bike home, right in the middle of us all trying to make dinner, and just took the baby from us. He instantly stopped fussing and hung out with sweaty Uncle David for longer than he had let anyone else hold him that day. I guess it's a guy thing.
What a cute little kiddo. We hope we get to see him again soon! Thanks for making our spring break so fun!
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