Megan's Last Day

Monday July 7th was Megan's last day- Mitchell's nanny. She is moving to Denver, so sad :( But Kali, Mitchell's new nanny started Monday as well. And so far, the two of them have been hitting it off.

July 4th Weekend

TJ had to work on Sunday July 5th, so Mitchell and I played at home most of the day. When TJ got back from work he wanted to get some time outside. So went for a quick hike at Horsetooth Reservoir.

Mitchell was all decked out in his hiking gear- how over prepared can you be for a 30 minute hike?? Hat, long pants, jacket, sunscreen, toys, binky... you'd have thought we were leaving for the day!

Funny family pic at the lake. Can you tell I set the camera on a rock and ran to get in the picture??

Mitchell's Swim Video

Little Fish

Mitchell was quite the cool dude on his first Fourth of July. We spent the night before at Zac and Jo's parents house on Waren Lake in Fort Collins. It was like a vacation as they have a big fancy house, kitchen, and hot tub! Mitchell did not get to enjoy the hot tub however. The next day Zac, Jo, Izzy, Mitchell and I went to the neighborhood pool for a swim. Mitchell was so excited- it was like a huge bathtub! He was in heaven.

He was so cute splashing in the water. He didn't seem to mind the 60 degree temperature of the pool!

Afterwards he got warm under the sun in his new Fourth of July outfit that Grammie RaRa gave him.

Gretchen's Reception

The McManus Family after the wedding.

Mitchell was so great during the wedding and reception. He was so hot and sweaty- poor little guy. We took off his shoes, much to my dismay. The Robeez went perfectly with his little seersucker outfit! He had a really good time. Luckily he slept on the way to the wedding. So he was awake from about 5:30 until 11- I felt horrible keeping him up for so long. And he refused to sleep in his car seat. I think there was just too much going on.

I couldn't wait for the opportunity to get Mitchell together with his cousins for a photo. Henry, to the left, is just 24 days younger than Mitchell, and Aiden to the right, is 5 months older than Mitchell. It was hilarious trying to keep the three together long enough for a picture. And I don't' think any of the pictures on our camera are perfect. We had about 2 minutes before Aiden got up and crawled away. And trying to keep Henry and Mitchell from toppling over was a feat as well. It was pretty comical.

Gretchen's Wedding Ceremony

It was so hot in Kentucky! I felt bad for TJ- and everyone else wearing a suit. I hadn't planned on Mitchell wearing his hat, but we were sitting in the sun and in order to fend of the wrinkles that will eventually plague my son, I decided it was our only option, short of going inside and missing the wedding.

Katie and Aiden: Aiden didn't make a peep the entire ceremony. Gretchen kept the ceremony quick though. Thank God it wasn't a Catholic ceremony! Mitchell had to add his two cents in a few times. Luckily the binky was handy!

Gretchen and her dad, Gene walking up to the alter.

Henry had to add his two cents also. Kristen had a game plan however. If Henry started making noise, she would immediately hand him off to Kris who was waiting towards the back of the seating area. Kris would whisk Henry off to entertain him, i.e. keep him quiet.

The Actual Road Trip

We left Belleville after Mitchell's first awake period- so around 9 AM. He was ready for a nap by the time we hit the road. He was so amazing. He slept for about an hour until we stopped for breakfast at Bob's and to meet some of the Klaus clan. Mitchell was able to play with his little cousins for a while before we hit the road again. After a diaper change and a nursing break, he was ready to go again. He slept for another two hours. By the time we made it to Lexington, he was ready for his 3rd nap. He took a quick one in the hotel room and then we were off of the rehearsal dinner.

Mitchell, dressed in Cardinal's onesie, is rather unsure of his Great Aunt Diane.

Mitchell's chillin' in his car seat on the way to Lexington. This was his first Hilton stay. The experience was not one to remember. Hopefully, we'll never have to go back to this Hilton again. I'm still meaning to call hhonors and complain!