Family

My mom and I definitely enjoyed the few days we spent at the cabin with Dave and his parents - very relaxing. And it was great for Henry to have three grandparents there to spoil him!

Price Lake, along the Blue Ridge Parkway

The view from the cabin

This is also when we did the dress rehearsal for Henry’s Halloween costume.

Dave, Mom and I recently took a trip to Virginia Beach to visit Henry’s Great-granma. We were celebrating Granma’s 29th birthday by bringing her a fabulous gift: Henry.

We also had a great birthday dinner at Isle of Capri. YUMMY.

Here are some of my favorite pictures, but you can see all of them by clicking here.

From our lunch date with Granny Jo last weekend.

He loved hanging out with his granny. And I’d like to point out that we did not shave his head. He’s just went bald on that side of his head. What hair he does have growing back is blonde, so you can barely see it.

Had a great time visiting Dave’s family in Cleveland over the fourth of July holiday. Henry got to meet the rest of his uncles and aunts and cousins! We also got to see Leslie and Vince’s house down in Hudson - it’s fabulous and the work they’ve done to it is amazing. We got to meet more of Vince’s family, which is nice, too, in preparation for their wedding in November.

All photos here.

With his Aunt Leslie

All the kids together

Uncle Eric

His cousin Riley

Aunt Amber

A week and a half later, Dave’s folks came to hang out with Henry for a week. It was SO awesome to have them around. I had lots of opportunity to go shopping and generally get some “me time.” It was AWESOME and I love his folks for taking such good care of us and Henry.

Anyway, here is their visit in pictures. All pictures available here.

The *adorable* outfit that Mary and Audrey brought for Henry.

We kept it pretty low-key.

We love tacos, and they’re even better with these cool taco holders!

Mom and Mom hanging out at Fishmongers.

Our usual dinner at Fishmongers.

Granpy LOVED hanging out with Henry.

Sweet baby.

The whole family.

After Jonathan, Dawn, their kids and Granma visited, Mary and Audrey came next. (The day everyone left, actually!) It was a very relaxing, low-key visit. They were both so good with Henry, it was lovely to have them around.

Here is our visit in pictures. All pictures here.

Audrey, Henry & Mary

A smile for mommy.

Audrey holds Henry

Audrey entertains Henry

Henry’s kangaroo pouch

Artsy pic by Audrey

Audrey and Billy

And now for some more posed family photos.

The whole famdamly

Granma Q, Henry, Granma Jo, Jonah, & Nolan

Granma Q and Henry

Nolan, Henry & Jonah

Granma Q, Henry & Granma Jo

Jonah and Granma Jo

We had a big family visit last week. My brother, his awesome wife and their two kids came from Oregon to visit, and my granma drove down from Virginia Beach. And of course, my mom lives here so she didn’t have to travel to join in the festivities. As an added bonus, my great-uncle and aunt were also able to drop by for a visit.

We had an absolute blast with the kids and the family! I won’t bore you with details, but here are some favorite candid shots. For all of those who were here, you’ll receive a disc with all the photos from the weekend just as soon as we’re able.

Lots of food and lots of presents, that’s the way the Dickens Christmas rolls.

The presents stack up as family arrives

The kids have a ball opening their presents

Audrey with Grandma

More Browns gear for the baby

Aside from the Browns gear we scored for the baby, Dave got a Baby Bjorn and I got this amazingly soft and beautiful throw that Amber was coveting.

It was another great Christmas!