Labor Day weekend we went to my Aunt Renee's house in Russellville for a family cookout. It just so happened to also be the 18th birthday her twins, David and Sarah. Almost all of my mom's family was there. Lawson was a trooper. He slept literally the whole way there except the first 15 minutes or so of the drive. To be honest, I was a little worried about how he would do with all the commotion that comes with family gatherings. For a month or so, he seemed to be getting super overwhelmed around new/unfamiliar people and especially in noisy places.
We ended up having such a great time! Lawson ate well, he let a few new people carry him around and love on him. Even let my sister (Auntie Teff...AKA Stephanie) give him his bottle. I was having so much fun I forgot to take a ton of pictures, but here are a few:
Getting a little sleepy with Aunt Pam. She's a Nana too, so she knows all the tricks.
Loving on Nana. Not an unfamiliar site.
Those are Nana's arms holding him over the big pool. We didn't bring our swim clothes because we thought it would be to cool, but that didn't stop Nana from letting him have a little fun.
This is the, "what do you mean I wasn't supposed to get in the pool?" face.
Being silly with Daddy.
This is my Aunt Renee'. I spent a lot of time with her growing up. She's the youngest of my Mom's siblings, and even though she was still older enough to babysit me, I think she was probably the coolest Aunt ever. I spent part of my summer with she and my Uncle Doug when I was 15. It was right after she had her twins (the ones who just turned 18!!!). It was a little weird to think we were celebrating the 18th birthday of two kids who were Lawson's size just yesterday (or so it seems).
This is my cousin Hayley's little girl Brooklyn. She is four months older than Lawson. You'll notice Lawson is almost as big as she is.
Lawson decided maybe he wanted to give Brooklyn a little pat on the shoulder...
Or maybe a little tug...
As you can see, Lawson now has the water bottle Brooklyn had. She was very nice about him taking it, but you can sort of tell by the look on his face he knows he was pushing his luck.
This picture will probably get me in trouble if Sarah sees it. She was the birthday girl that day, and was NOT interested in having her picture made. Or, in holding babies. So, being the good and understanding cousin I am, I put Lawson in her lap anyway and took a picture. :-) We love you Sarah! And, that big ole' foot you see behind Sarah, is David. The birthday boy.
What a fun day!! When I was growing up, my grandparents had big family gatherings for pretty much every holiday. This day was kind of like that. Both of my grandparents have gone on to be with Jesus, but I am CERTAIN they would have LOVED this day! What a blessing!!
Mandy
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