Week 33: Cousins

We had a busy week & a half of company starting on March 16.  Erik got to meet a lot of new people, too.  We first had Kent’s cousin, Stacey, her husband, Mike and their two little boys, Preston & Caleb, visit us for a long weekend.  They had been down here for a week visiting various theme parks and the beach; they were able to spend their last few days with us.  We spent a good bit of our time in the pool since it has been a rather warm March this year.  This was one of Erik’s first times in the pool.  We had a couple little rafts for him to sit in and while he seemed to like it, he again just solemnly observed the whole process similar to his behavior at the tubing hill in Utah.  We also went to a park and put Erik on the slides and the swings for the first time. Erik wasn’t too sure about the slides, especially the one with roller bars rather than a smooth slide surface.  However, he did really like the swings; I think he could have stayed in the swing for hours.  Kent & I hadn’t met Stacey & Mike’s youngest son, Caleb, yet so it was wonderful to reconnect and spend time with them.  

Erik with Stacey

Erik & Preston

Erik & Caleb on the roller slide

Mike & Stacey left on Monday morning and Kelli’s brother’s family flew in that afternoon.  It was a quick change for the guest room!  We hadn’t seen them since last year Christmas, so I was anxious & excited to introduce Erik to his Uncle Kurt, Aunt Jennifer & cousins Jake & Caden.  They were super excited to see Erik; they practically bowled me over when I answered the door to get to the room where Erik was playing!  Erik was thoroughly pampered that week for sure.  We again spent a lot of time in the pool. I was also able to only work part-time this week so I could spend more time with my family.  It was a lovely way to spend a week.  We were also very pleased to be able to see Kelli’s parents, Nana & Pops, for 2 days this week, one of which happened to be Nana’s birthday!  We had a special birthday celebration dinner for her which they repaid me for by helping me get ready for Erik’s baby dedication at church that took place over the next weekend.  More on that on the next blog entry!

Erik with Uncle Kurt, Caden & Jake

Jake, Auntie Jennifer, Erik, Caden & Uncle Kurt

Caden, me, Erik, Kent & Jake