Oma's visit

Alisa's mom visited from FL last week, which was quite a treat since the distance means we see each other too rarely. Oma and Graham had all kinds of fun together. The first night she was in town, Graham wanted to hold Oma's hand while he was eating, which I think pretty much melted her into a puddle right there.

Oma traced Graham's hand on his easel, which he thought was so cool that he kept asking her to do it again. He's since been attempting to trace his own hand (it's more difficult than it looks, he has discovered!).

Our biggest adventure during Oma's visit though was apple picking! Fall is definitely here, with its cool, crisp days and now, a refrigerator STOCKED with way too many apples. Next up: an applesauce-making afternoon.

Six states in 6 months— our traveling baby!

If you count Minnesota, Graham has now been to six states in his short six-month life. This past weekend we added Florida to that roster. Others in the lineup include Georgia, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Iowa!

Our Florida trip was planned so we could visit his grandmother, Oma, and her husband Colin, "Coco." And of course, the rest of the family was so excited to meet Graham for the first time.



Four generations of the Avrutis family came together: my grandfather (now called "Great Grandpa Buzz"), my mom, me, and G. I adored seeing Graham and Great Grandpa Buzz play together. He wasn't afraid to get down on the floor with G and play right alongside him. Important memories were made right there.



We took G to the beach and though it was too chilly for a swim, Graham did dip his toes in the Gulf of Mexico for the very first time.



G also had a great time meeting my cousin Cory and his Great Aunt Vicki. He initially liked their little hunting dog, too, but then he barked in Graham's face, which made him cry. Poor punkin.



G's Great Aunt Susan, my dad's sister, also drove four hours from Jacksonville to meet him. Thanks, everyone for your visits and for showering Graham with love!