a first meeting

Terry's sister, Shari, had her first baby, Grace Elizabeth, just 2 days before Samuel on January 30th. It was killing me that we hadn't met her when they were both already 11-12 weeks old. Plus, Terry wasn't going to be able to until halfway through June. So the Friday of Easter weekend when Terry got an email from a friend going back home, we thought that we should go home as well. And we did! Talk about a whirl wind to get ready and a very quick trip (only two and a half days), but it was so worth it.

Terry meets and holds Grace for the first time.

Noah and Evie meet Grace. They were less excited than I hoped, but I don't think they understood the ramifications of their first cousin. B/c, you know, Grace is their first. Our kids were the only grand kids on both sides of the family!

Jesse and Shari look like they had twins.

Check out those cheeks!!! She is so incredibly cuddly and chilled. I heard her make like one noise. Samuel seemed cranky compared to her, which of course is not true. He's a pretty good baby. She's just extremely relaxed. They're so different, even in how they hold themselves. Samuel is all intense, so stiff. Grace just lays there like, I'm cool, I'm cool. Then she just goes to sleep.

I was pretty excited, though I look weird here.

Shari and Jesse meet Samuel for the first time.

Noah took this photo of Terry. Ha ha.

Like Father like son.

Shari with the twins again. Oh, and if you think Samuel has a lot of hair, he's got nothing on Grace. If she was a boy, she'd need a haircut. It's touching her back already.

See, look at that intense serious look. Grace is like, Lighten up cousin!