Let me start off this post by wishing my hubby a very happy birthday. Hope you had a great day babe! I loved it because we spent all day together as a family. Gymnastics, soccer, birthday dinner, cake-it was perfect! It's amazing to think that 10 years ago on this day I took you skydiving..my how things have changed. 
I traveled with the kids to Raleigh last week for Andrew's baptism.
It was a great trip! In terms of the flight itself, I took a different tactic this time around. When we went to Florida, Luke was in his carseat/frame, Julia walked and I had a backpack. This time we flew out of IAH (which is a larger airport than Hobby) so Julia was in the umbrella stroller, Luke was strapped to my chest, I had a backpack, rolling suitcase and another bag (I didn't have to bring any carseats this time around as my brother had them already). We flew Continental and I was determined to fly without paying for a checked bag. Other than discovering I couldn't bring a snow globe through security (there was actually a sign specifically for snow globes as this is a new restriction; luckily J.D. walked in with me and was able to take it) everything went smoothly. Julia has flown so many times she is a seasoned pro. Luke was just happy to be held by mommy.
Our flight back was a little more challenging. We were delayed 2H at the Raleigh airport (Julia rode the moving walkways for a few hours to kill the time; she had a blast) and once we were in the air, bad weather added an hour to our flight time. There was direct tv on our flight though so she was happy watching Nick Jr. while Luke slept most of the way.
As for the trip itself, it was so much fun! It was pretty much Thanksgiving 2.0 with a few more people.
The kids were spoiled with presents and had a great time playing dress up, reading and enjoying their new toys (the adults had a lot of fun playing with the granimal toy..I'm thinking about getting one for myself). Victoria and Andrew have a rocking horse/pony who says "I'm Pretty Pony, Clippity Clop, Clippity Clop" and the kids spent a lot of time on it.
We probably heard the theme song a couple hundred times (I still find myself chanting it throughout the day) but it never annoyed me (that can't be said for some other people...they were going crazy listening to it). The girls also played with a hammer/peg kit from Great Grandpa (a gift for Andrew that they took over) for hours.
Andrew's Baptism was on Saturday and it was a very nice service. He looked so dapper in his little white suit and the girls looked adorable in their beautiful dresses. Luke was even rocking a new suit.
The kids all behaved pretty well in church and it was a beautiful day. Afterwards, there was a party at the Cook's with family, relatives, neighbors and their close friends. In addition to the pony and hammer kit, the kids played in the woods, the sand/water table and really just had a fabulous time.
In addition to all the fun family activities, Jill hosted a playgroup at the house on Friday with about 5 kids around age 3. It was great meeting her friends and their kids. On Sunday, we went to Monkey Joe's (bouncy house place) for a birthday party Victoria was invited to. Uncle Bryan spent the day with Julia bouncing from house to house and boy was he tired after 2 hours! It was a beautiful day on Monday so we went to the park and had fun.
Great Grandpa, Mommy & Luke
Great Uncle Brian & Luke (Brian was amazing with Luke when he was fussy, he could get him to stop crying almost every time!)
Great Uncle Craig & Julia
Great Uncle Chris & Luke
Greg & Jill (I love this picture of them - what a beautiful couple!)
The Girls - It Doesn't Get Much Cuter Than This
Mommy-Please Get Me Out of this Carseat
Mommy & Her Little Man
Victoria took this picture of Jules which is pretty cool. Great job V!
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Master Luke is rubbing my beer belly! lol
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