California

Last week, MVP went on his first airplane ride to California to visit family. He was really good on the flights (considering that we had two layovers both coming and going AND that we flew coast to coast both times) except for the one returning home from Phoenix to Charlotte. I'm not sure what the deal was, but he was Fussy-Pants McGee and I felt like making an announcement to the cabin that the passengers on row 14 apologize profusely for their fussy, teething baby who is normally quite cute. Oh well. Here's a shot of the MVP looking like he is about to bravely go where no baby has ever gone before...sort of.

While in California, we spent time with lots of cousins and MVP quickly learned that his parents have been depriving him of toys. We only have a small box of toys (this is intentional) and baby books and it was apparent that MVP was overwhelmed by all the toys at Grandma and Grandpa's house!!

When we first arrived, MVP's cousins had set up a whole bunch of toys for him and he really didn't know what to play with first. Here's MVP with all of his Pearson cousins. This may not have been the shot we were looking for, but how great is it that Seth apparently thinks he's The Godfather?!?
This is MVP with his twin "cousins" who are a week older than he is! I really like how MVP is slowly sinking into the couch cushions and is making a desperate attempt for a rescue from a baby who is clearly more focused on being cute for the cameras. While MVP is still unable to scoot or crawl (much to my relief!) these babies have been scooting around since they were about 4 months old!!! They're now starting to pull themselves up into a standing position and I'm sure they'll be walking soon. I simply can't imagine having twins. It seemed like they were both heading in opposite directions the entire time. Mothers of multiples have my utmost respect.

Grandma Carol made an adorable monkey blanket for MVP. It's got minky monkey fabric on one side and animal print on the other side. MVP loves it--and apparently he also thinks it tastes pretty good too. We had a wonderful time and wish we lived closer to family so we could do this more often.