Meeting Jackson

Kenna got to make her first trip out of state this weekend and went to meet her new cousin Jackson in Arkansas. We went with Jon, Mandy, and JD and, I have to say, for two little kids, JD and Kenna did great in the car. It was over a four hour drive and they only got fussy for a little while. JD didn't even take a nap on the way there! They were actually pretty good.

We went straight to Joel and Sarah's when we got there to meet Jackson and check on everyone else. I don't think Kenna understood what all of the fuss was about...she just wanted out of the car seat!! She loved it when Grandpa helped her stand up and stretch her legs.

Jackson is absolutely adorable!! He is actually a pretty big baby, but you forget how little they are when they are newborns. (and it hasn't even been that long). They just want to curl up in your arms!

I think Gerry and Ouida were excited to have all of their grandkids in one place. I wish you could have seen the adults while we were trying to get all of babies to look forward and halfway smile....

We also went to visit Daniel's grandmother, who had never met the grandkids. It was a lot of fun too show them all off, but I didn't get a picture of Mamaw and Kenna because she decided she was ready for an afternoon nap and slept the entire time we were there.

We had a cookout with all of Daniel's cousins and their kids for dinner last night. It was a lot of fun to have all the kids in one room, a 9 year old, a 7 year old, a 17 month old, a 5 month old, a 4 month old, an almost 3 month old, and an 8 day old all in the same room (did I get them all?). Kenna wanted to show Luke some of her toys, but I don't think he was quite as interested as she was.

Kenna got to spend her first night in a hotel room and did great! She just laid in the pack-n-play for a few minutes and then went to sleep. She never woke up in the middle of the night, but I did scoot her back into the middle a few times, because she woke me up with scratching the nylon side in her sleep!

The kids also did pretty good on the way home. I don't think either one of them were too thrilled to be getting back in the car, but, after playing and trying to take a nap for the first half of the trip, they both slept the second half (whew!). I don't know that we will be going down and back on consecutive days anytime soon! :)

It was a very fun trip and I was so glad we got to see Jackson! I can't wait until he is old enough (and big enough) to play with all of his cousins!