baby finn meets the family

well, kids, i took a trip back to the old country (indiana) and it was great. my mom tickled my back and held my kid when he was naggy; my sisters oohed and awed over how adorable their newest nephew is; my nieces and nephews held and schmuggled their aunt v (and asked why penny didn't come with me and where uncle moy was); and my dad assured me finn wasn't sour (after sniffing the top of his head), which i guess my uncle gary used to do too. my visit was delightful. the traveling to and fro, not so much. finn was a champ during take-offs, landings and turbulence, but the smooth sailing parts were not so smooth. it wasn't that he cried and screamed as much as he thought flying was an excuse to eat and eat. and eat. and i'm sure the gentlemen sitting next to me were appreciative of that. (have you ever tried nursing on an airplane?) anyway. here's the proof everyone at home loved our finn...

grandpa dave loving his newest grandson. thank you so so SO much for bringing us home, dad.

our favorite aunt and great-aunt lana. she got him to smile the biggest smile. i was jealous.

believe it or not, the kid took to that cousin em and fell asleep in her arms like this.

well, he already knows that grandma lady but got to meet baby g, pain, grandpa john and rudy (and take a spin on the crazy neighbor's golfcart).

baby finn and aunt mimi
there were many other people he got to love on too without the photographic evidence: uncle jase and swee, uncle matty, aunt e and coop (who, when holding him, told a fussy finn "it's okay, your coopy's here"), uncle rog and aunt joyce, david and karri, maleah and her brood and blakey.
we had so much fun being with everyone, even if the humidity did a doozie on my kid's hair (can you say "voluminous"?), and we cannot wait to get back.