Missouri in November

We took a long weekend to fly back to Missouri to visit all of the grandparents and other family members. It was kind of nice because we didn't tell too many people that we were coming and we stayed pretty low key so the grandparents could spend quality time playing with Grevin.

I was worried about the flight because of the ear infection but he was super Grevin like always, winning everyone over with a smile. People are so nice to moms traveling alone with infants! Especially infants who don't sleep the entire 3-4 hour flight!! The flight attendant on the way to Missouri put on a clown nose and paraded him up and down the aisle so he could visit with all of the other passengers. I wasn't sure if this was the way the flight attendant always was or if it was because Southwest was trying to fix their image after kicking a mother and her 2 year old off the plane the week before. The flight home was just as great, even though he refused to sleep at all, and we made lots and lots of friends.

Grandpa Kearney picked us up at the airport and we headed to see Great-Grandpa Kearney. He kept trying to get Grevin with his cane but he thought it was a fun game and tried to take it from him! We also got to see alot of the aunts when they were decorating the historical Bingham house in Independence for Christmas(this is where we have the Kearney family Christmas each year because there are too many people to fit in anyone's real home!) Grey loved hanging out with Grandma Georgi and Grandpa, especially playing in the leaves and with all of their animals. He was in LOVE with Gray Bar, the cat. Grey was so good though, just chasing him around and petting him once instead of tackling him.  The cat usually runs from kids but Grey was so nice, he decided to hang out with him.

 Grevin with Grandpa Kearney and Great Grandpa Kearney

 Cuddling with Grandma Georgi

 

 Grandpa bough the coolest high chair ever! It converts into a go-cart!

 

We headed to Grandma and Grandpa Oglesby's a few days later to visit with all of the Oglesby relatives. Grevin had so much fun playing with everyone, including his cousins that I hadn't even met yet. He was a little disappointed when he couldn't ride on the 4-wheeler though with Grandpa Oglesby. His legs were too little to straddle the seat. Hopefully next summer he can go for a ride! Grey also was fascinated with Uncle Ben shooting his bow.  He loved playing with the arrows and thought that the targets in the backyard were fun! How often can you pet a wild wolf or bear?

We celebrated Grevin's 8 month birthday with Uncle Ben and Grandma at Mr. Sushi.   We sat at a hibachi table and he loved watching the chef cook all of the yummy food!

Grandpa Oglesby had so much fun playing with Grevin and found a very creative way to put him to sleep! The noise that he is making when he puts his head down is the noise he makes when he 'sings' himself to sleep.



It didn't take long for before Grey had worked himself into this position and fell asleep for over an hour (that is a long time for him to sleep) even though he was rocking him so hard!

It was a great trip, alot of fun seeing everyone, but we did miss Zippy.  It is good to be back home but I am already looking forward to next summer when we go back!