Holding Laney!!!

On Saturday (after Collin's birthday party and Noah Roach's birthday party), we drove to Abilene to visit Laney (umm....I mean Mark, Angela, Jayden, Grammy, and Laney).  They boys were tired and slept the whole drive there, so they were in disbelief when they woke up to find that they were already in Abilene and were seconds away from meeting their new cousin!  Brody is probably the one who was the most excited to get to hold baby Laney.  I know...hard to believe that anyone would be more excited than me...but he's been waiting to hold a new baby for 9 months and that seemed much longer to him than it did to me!  He held her quite a bit this weekend.  Sometimes he'd come in from playing baseball outside just to hold his new little cousin.  It was super sweet to watch!

Barrett was also excited to hold Laney.  He required quite a bit more supervision while he held her.  It's hard to tell in these pictures, but she is TINY!!!!  She's just over 6 lbs and with her little features she is so much fun to just sit and watch.  She's gorgeous!

It wasn't all about babies this weekend.  There was LOTS of time to play ball in Mark and Angela's backyard.  They just moved into their first house and it was so much fun getting to see it and getting to stay with them for a change!  I know we'll get to spend quite a few weekends in Abilene in the years to come...and these boys love their cousin time!

One thing I remember about my days at ACU were the sunsets.  West Texas has some of the most beautiful sunsets!  This one was just beginning....

 

It was hot outside and the boys had fun playing in the sprinklers and then rolling in the grass....meaning baths were definitely in order!  Can you tell which boys have been swimming a lot already this summer?!?  Jayden looks just a little white next to Brody and Barrett! lol

There was also lots of time for reading.  Before naps on Sunday the boys cuddled up with Grammy on the couch to read a few books.

Don't worry...I got to hold Laney too ;)  I think pink looks good on me...don't you?!?

Stay tuned for pictures from the photo shoot I did of baby Laney!