Fourth of July Festivities

Well, it's official, Henry has experienced his first road trip to the Great Northwoods and I think I can honestly say it was a success! John and I left at one in the morning since we have been without much of a routine these days anyway and Henry was great. We laughed, we cried and we sang along with my awesome compilation cds. It was pretty much the perfect way to start out Henry's sixth week of life. The other part of the trip that made it so excellent was that Henry was surrounded by so many people who just wanted to hold him and snuggle with him which he loves (not to mention, allowed John and I to get a few extra naps in, woohoo). Henry got to meet his cousins, Lily and Nyle and although Nyle claims to not be a big fan of babies (primarily because he is too busy being a fan of worms and mud), I did catch him tickling Henry's toes at one point so I think that he might still come around. Lily was a baby holding pro and did plenty of practicing this weekend with her new cousin. We always have such a great time eating, playing games and just relaxing on Madeline Island, that we can't help but go through Island withdrawl when we're back home and this trip was no different. Well no different besides that fact that it was our little family's first family vacation together and it seems like we have a pretty good thing going here. I posted some other vacation pictures on Hank's smug mug site too and I was also able to catch a few of him smiling so check it out! Stay tuned for the much anticipated "Henry's first plane ride" entry that is quickly approaching....