ode to Vince, the travel trooper

as I previously blogged we were recently on vacation with Dominick's family. while being on vacation we received the sad news that Dominick's grandmother had passed away.




She was a neat lady with a bit of an edge. she could be relied on for a smart or sarcastic remark. I liked her immediately. even though she never got the chance to meet my son she loved him and provided him with his first Texas rangers apparel. she will be missed.
what this meant for us is that in addition to grieving on Saturday we would leave created butte and make the 5 hour drive home then fly to Houston sunday morning. the thought of all I this on Saturday morning made me nervous to say the least. traveling with a 3 month old is not something I would put on the list of stress relieving activities. but as we are on our final leg tonight, the drive from Denver airport to our home about an hour away my son is sleeping peacefully in his car seat. Vince has been off any routine, passed around by loving relatives eager to hold him and on two plane rides in a 60hr. period.
and he has been. a. champ.
so chill, so calm and we are so thankful. he has slept when we wanted him to and been awake and happy the rest of the time. we want to buy him ice cream or some sort of reward. how do you reward someone who doesn't understand the concept of rewards?
anyway, for the time being we will just remain thankful.
sleeping on the road




sleeping on the plane




riding the tram to baggage claim




finally home

Vince's First Summer

In Vince's first summer alive he has already done so much. he and I went to TX to visit family and friends.
we started off in Keller where we got together with some of my friends from high school and youth group.
as you can see from the picture we've all been having babies lately...




this living room was baby crazy.
then we got together with some of my favorite ladies who have spent a lot of time loving me and investing in me and who I am so grateful for.








there are many more people I would've loved to have seen but my dad was ready for Vince to be at his house so we headed to east Texas.
as you can see Vince didn't get much attention at my rents house.




grams and lar bear




uncle luke and aunt Ashley
lots of family came to visit so Vince got to meet a lot of cousins.








and his great grandmother




and his great great aunt




Vince like farm life




since being back we celebrated 4th of July




he was pumped.
then we went to crested butte with dominick's family for vacation. and again Vince was starved for attention.
Vince and Nana




Vince and his great grandmother




Vince and his namesake




Vince and aunt Kay




Vince and uncle TJ




we had a very nice vacation








lots of front porch time.








Vince's first hike. (it did not go great but he was sleepy, we will try again)




dominick and his dad planning a long hike




Mary Kathryn and I enjoying some hot dogs.




Dominick took a pic of how my hot dog looked like a thumb

Vince thought his paw paw was funny.
we had a very nice time and with the grandparents watching Vince Dominick and I were able to get away for some mountain biking and a drink with MK and TJ.
hope you all are enjoying your summer!