First Family Trip

July was an eventful month! We spent the 4th with my mom and Dan at their lake house. It was wonderful. I love being with them b/c I can just be myself and relax. And their lake house setting is perfect for relaxation. Will loved being there and he went on his first boat ride!

We traveled to Michigan to have Will baptized. It was something I wanted to do before he was born, have him baptized in the church Bill grew up in. I knew it would be special for Bill and for his family. It would also be the perfect opportunity to introduce Will to all our family in Michigan. We named Carolyn and Chris god parents and shared a cottage rental with them and the kids. It was so much fun! We had never spent that much time together, just our two families, and I hope to do it again soon, and more often. We all get along so great, Will absolutely loves my nieces, and the girls are just a delight to be around. It was wonderful for me to be back in Michigan. I hadn't been in 4 long years but it was like I'd never left. I got to see a friend I met up there when I was a teenager that I hadn't seen in close to 10 years; Bill got to see friends from HS he hadn't seen in 10 years. It was a lot of fun to see Bill's family and get caught up with them. It definitely will not be 4 years before I am back again! They of course were delighted to finally get to meet Will and he lapped up all the attention. He really missed them after we left, I know. Traveling with an infant is no small feat but we did it and it was totally worth the effort!

With Grandma Thrash

Great Uncle Bruce and Great Aunt Kathy

Beautiful Michigan

Roger & Christine, Bill's friends from HS

Will's cousin Breonna

Absolutely fascinated with the water

Cousins Breonna and baby Nathan

Grandma and the cousins

Feet in the sand

Will wore a christening gown that's 94 years old, I believe. My grandma was christened in it, her brothers, all of my grandma's kids, her grandkids, and her great grandkids, have all been christened in it. The church is the church Bill was baptized in, his sister and sister's kids, his mother and her siblings and his grandma. 

God parents

Grandma & Grandpa Thrash

Guppy and Grandma

Oldenburg Family

Hogan Family

Thrash Family

Great Grandma Thrash

Big Boy!