Safely Back From Georgia!

We made it safely back from GA early Tuesday morning. The drive there took us over 12 hours (it should only take 10) due to an accident, and the drive back was uneventful. We had an awesome visit with Chris and Kristin and miss them already. It's so great that every time we are around them, we just hang out, not do anything, and we always have a great time. We only left their house to go to the grocery store. We cooked out on the grill every night, played games, and hung out with Austin. Austin had a good time feeding Uncle Chris his lunch and dinners. He's never done that to anyone, but he kept offering up his peas to Uncle Chris, which Uncle Chris doesn't enjoy eating. In the picture above, he helped himself to a snack.....and then dumped it all over the floor and himself. Man, was that a treat! He even found a new way to eat off of his highchair tray.....he does it like a dog. He'd never done that before, but while Aunt Kristin was feeding him, sure enough, he did it! I guess whatever works for him, works for us! He made himself very welcome in their house, and pretty much cleared their coffee table, and even enjoyed playing with Uncle Chris's Playstation Controller. Aunt Kristin and Uncle Chris both gave Austin baths, and played with him a lot. They read him stories, and even fed him. He loved it! Austin is really starting to get attached to both Jared and I, so unfortunately, one of us was typically around so they didn't get much one on one time with him, but I think they still had fun with him. Hopefully this is just a stage that will soon pass. As sweet as it is, it's a bit irritating at times also. The next time they will see Austin, he will probably be walking....which makes me so sad to think about. I wish they were closer to witness these milestones with us, but in due time, hopefully they might :)

Austin has recently discovered new things around our house even. He loves to play with the pots and pans. I even caught him riding around on a cookie sheet the other day. He's very into exploring our house and new things. He loves banging the pots and pans around and making a bunch of noise with them. One of his favorite things to do is to play with the dog bowls. He's so inquisitive right now, which can be frustrating at times, but is good for his imagination and learning I think. Every time I open the refrigerator for instance, he rushes over to check it out. So then I have to stop what I'm doing, move him, close the door. Not really a big deal, unless you do it 10 times a day!