Washington!

Well, we officially made it to Washington in one piece!!

William did amazing on the flight here. Far better than I ever could have asked for.

The plane was almost completely full, but not too full that he didn't end up with his own seat. He looked like such a big boy sitting all by himself buckled in for take off and landing.

And we lucked out in getting a family with a little boy in front of us, and a mom with 2 little ones behind us. So William spent the majority of the flight going from looking over one seat, to looking over the other.

The family in front of us even recognized me from Plato's. I always feel bad when people know me, but I don't know them! But they were so amazing and far more pleasant with William than anyone in their right mind would have been!

The 2 boys shared all of their snacks the whole trip, and when William would get sick of whatever was in his mouth, he found it necessary to take it out and hand it to the other mom. Poor girl just took it, laughed, and didn't even seem to mind. What a great lady!

William did NOT like the take off.
He had a window seat and found it entertaining to watch everything zoom by so fast, but when it came to the actual lift off and, well everything until we leveled out, he freaked out. He had to be hugging my arm and distracted with something else.
Fortunately the lady sitting next to me in the aisle seat did a great job of entertaining him during the descent that I don't think he even knew what was happening until we touched down.

When getting off the plane, William refused to be carried, but also walked EXTREMELY slow. I'm sure that everyone behind us were getting really upset, but everyone today seemed to be extremely understanding of the hugely pregnant lady with a wildly active child!

Even the airport was understanding and gave Kathy and Ron a pass to get thru security and meet us at the gate! William was so excited as we turned the corner and he saw Grandma standing there. His tired and slow little legs kicked into full speed and he ran all the way into her arms!

We are now safe and sound at their beautiful house in this amazing city. I can't wait for what the next few days are going to bring. It is so exquisite here, and William is happier than ever being with Grandma and Grandpa Ron.

I have some more pictures, but the camera cord is in the room where William is sleeping, so I will post them later!

Uncle Max's Cabin

We just got back from a family reunion trip in Oregon! It was so amazing. It's been about 10 years since I have been, and I will never miss another year.
I took so many pictures. I guess that's what happens when it's William's first vacation right? He was so spoiled the whole time that we were there. Everyone LOVED him (that's probably an understatement!) and played with him all the time, and he had complete undivided attention the whole time.
I took too many videos too! (PS, click on the arrows of the video to make it full screen, it's easier to watch that way)
This is William eating his dinner! Oh, and it has him saying "Bye Bye" too! So Cute. Oh, and if my Dad knows I put this up, he will get so mad at me. He is the one in the background making the funny noises at Will!

My Grandpa is SUCH a cheeseball!

Once William got used to the water, he LOVED it! What a better way to spend a day than laying in the sun, and playing in the lake when you get too warm.

Now I'm gonna jump right into the pictures!

We took him out on a party boat just to see the animals, and it put him right to sleep. He kept staring at the water, the wake, and the dog that ran from side to side! Then all of a sudden, he zonked! He was out COLD.

Taking his first bath at Max's cabin, in the big metal bathtub! It definitely wont be his last either!

This is William's absolute favorite thing to do, look at himself in the mirror all wrapped in his towel! He thinks he is the cutest thing ever! It's a good thing he really is.

When you go to the cabin, you have to earn your stay! All of the guys put in new lights and a ceiling in the carport! Gotta love these handy men!

Gram asked me to get in the water with her for the first time since we got there. It was really warm outside, but the water was FREEZING. Ya know how most people lie and say the water is fine just to get you in, as soon as Gram put a foot in the water she said "I don't know how to swim, so if this water is this cold for too long, you may have to save me". Haha, it was pretty chilly!

This was William's first time in the lake, and he wasn't very happy about how cold it was either. He stood on my thighs and kept the rest of himself from touching the water. It took him quite some time to warm up to the idea of swimming!

Papa Stan loves William. Whatever William wanted, Papa Stan gave him!

The things that Marquiss family does to stay entertained........Yeah!

My Grandpa is SO MATURE!

Everyone stayed up until all hours of the night playing "Water Pong" It's the old person, young person, and Mormon version of Beer Pong! It definitely wouldn't be good to have the 5 year old going to kindergarten telling her class that she played Beer Pong over the summer at her Marquiss family reunion!

This is a picture of William's very first sourdough pancakes breakfast! If you know the Marquiss family at all, you know that it is very rare that it has taken this long for him to have them!

William always carries his toys in his mouth, and this week was no different. He had this pirate in his mouth all the time!

NOBODY better tell my Dad this is on here. I was threatened not to put it on! But I just love it! Sean had dropped some fishing stuff in the lake, so my Dad went diving for it. Such an attractive picture huh!

If anyone ever thought my child didn't like food, I have plenty of witnesses to the fact that William LOVES food. He would not stop eating the spaghetti. He ate more that night than I did!

This is where all of our meals are prepared, served, and cleaned up! Gotta love the great outdoors!

Ok, and now here's just a bunch of randoms that I thought were cute!