Uncle Brian

Uncle Brian came to visit this past weekend!

My morning outfit is once again sponsored by New Jersey. Thank you for the new pajamas, Aunt Judey!

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The best part of weddings is the reception, of course!

 Mom and Dad set up a special play area just for me. 

I was almost under the table!

 I ate some baby food, but saved some room for olives, squash, potatoes, and ravioli from Mom and Dad's plates.

 Cousin Cindi was there!

So was Cousin Steve! 

(Which was convenient since it was his daughter getting married)

Family shot.

The best of about 20 we took. 

Dad's long arms helped us take this one ourselves.

No good pictures of our trip home, but I decided to sleep for about an hour of the flight. I woke up just in time for Cheerios before landing.

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Katie's wedding day!

All cleaned up.

Relaxing while the stylist works.

 Sophisticated ladies don't walk themselves into a wedding.

Who am I wearing, you ask? Donna Karan. 

Thanks again, Aunt Judey!

Dad's lap.

Three generations.

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Dad and I got up earlier than Mom and Grandma on Sunday, so we had some breakfast...

They have yogurt and Cheerios in Minnesota, too!

 Dad showing me what he got me at the fair. I ripped it apart.

Again, what he got me at the fair. Also ripped apart.

Then Mom got up and I was super excited even though it was Dad who played with me for the last two hours. Get over it, Dad!

 On the swing with Grandma.

Sweet.

And then it was time to get ready for Cousin Katie's wedding...

[tune in tomorrow!]

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On Saturday morning, I got to hang out with Grandma while Mom, Dad, Dawn and Jess went to the Minnesota State Fair. Dad, Dawn and Jess were excited to show Mom what all the excitement was about.

Dad had to spend several hours with these three.

As we all know, my Dad is a dork.

Mom's highlight of the fair? 

Seeing Princess Kay of the Milky Way having her head carved in butter.

After Mom and Dad got home, we were off to a BBQ with Katie and Brendon and all of their wedding guests...

I am excited for the day when I can just get up and walk away from Mom when she tries this stuff.

I've had pasta before. I've had cheese before. 

But did you know you can mix pasta and cheese and it's delicious? I ate a ton of it.

Mom and Great Uncle Jack. He thinks I'm funny and I think he's funny.

Playing on Dad's lap after dinner.

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After we landed, we stopped by our friend Jess' house to pick up some equipment for me (pack-n-play, stroller, booster seat, and toys). Then it was home to Grandma's house for lunch and a nap.

 My face in this picture doesn't reflect it, but I loved eating while in this little seat!

Then it was back to Jess' house for pizza with friends. I love pizza and ate a lot of it. And then I had more. And a little while later I had even more!

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We're home! And we had a wonderful trip to where Dad grew up in Minnesota. Our long weekend was filled with excitement so we'll break it up into several posts over the next few days. But let's start where any plane trip starts...

Hanging out with Dad at our gate waiting to board.

Staying busy with Mom because we got to our gate a little too early. 

Better than being too late, though!

Taking our seats on the plane.

This one is blurry because Dad didn't want the flash to go off in my face. But at least it shows what I did for most of the flight. That's Dad's leg under my head and my body was mostly on Mom's lap. I went to sleep before take-off and woke up with about 25 minutes left in the flight.

After I woke up, I had a little snack (hence my bib) and then played a bit with my new toy.