Here's a little taste of family pics, just off Grandma Ison's camera. I cropped it so you can't see quite how big my belly is :)  (But you can still tell its big)

Its small but how about Cann's pained face for the cousin's pic...little stinker. He climbed up the stairs and threw his hands in the air with a big "Cheese" shortly after and really for being 2, I thought he did great for the family pics-leading the "Cheese" and all. Truthfully we vetoed having our own little family picture taken...we'll wait 2 months and get little bro in it. I liked that plan a whole lot better! But that's why we're all squinty eyed, it was just a quick snap so Grandma will at least have one of us.

So lets see, Friday was worse for Isaac than I even knew-just that besides having to drive to Shreveport to fly to Dallas, I didn't know he had to fly to Houston first then Dallas-such a nightmare. The One Travel Company that we bought the ticket through emailed wanting feedback-they got it! Anyway we did have so much fun swimming and playing with the cousins and Uncle Shawn Friday night, then Saturday was family pics.

We stayed with Grandma Kenworthy, but just landed there late Friday night and got up early for pics. We did swing back by to visit for a few minutes after pics before we headed to Huntington. Cannon sure loved Dolly dog (and Tiger -the cat- too), Dolly, not so fond of Cann Man. Poor dog, likes her peace. He was so busy pestering the animals we really didn't stay long but it was great to see Grandma and Grandpa Bob too, we always enjoy visiting with them! 

We grabbed some lunch and it was off to Huntington. Tarra and Aaron's dogs were there so more fun for Cann Man. Grandma has a nice selection of equipment and sand pile (well maybe dirt or mud pile, the cousins had been trying really hard to make concrete the week before, Eric was relentless quizzing Isaac about the details of it while we were swimming the night before) but it was fun! Such a great babysitter too! And there is lots of fun stuff to "ride" on at Grandpa Ison's. Cannon wanted it all started up, "turn it on, turn it on...pease!"

It was fun, Isaac's whole immediate family, plus a Uncle Coy, Bob, and Herb, Aunt Loxie and Permela plus some of Isaac's cousins too. Sunday we enjoyed the Not "Homecoming" Not "Farewell" meeting. I thought Ralph, Karen, and Shawn all gave really great talks. It was a nice meeting. Afterward we enjoyed visiting and a little luncheon at the park, with the same big crowd plus more from the Daley side. Grandma and Marjorie came down, Larry and Linda, Danny (Isaac talked and talked to him, Saturday night too, Isaac loves to visit with his family -emphasis on his, with mine, he hardly says a word-  but I think he enjoys talking to Danny and "extra-lot") anyway, Steven and Allison were also there, it was good to see them and their kids again too, I always enjoy visiting with Allison, she is so nice! 

Coy and Georgette brought Zi the babysitter, I swear it was a stroke of genius when Coy handed Cannon the handle to the little leash thing. Zi babysat both Cannon and his 2nd cousins Joel and Livvy, talking turns was a bit of an issue but other than that they were all three in heaven!

Then naps a few last visits and we hit the road. I told Isaac I wanted to be on the road by 4, so I started getting ready, and we did get out of there around 4:30 which isn't too bad. Isaac just goes into this subconscious defiant (I think and hope its subconscious) but its his "You will not rush me!"  Mode. For example, we're driving through Emery County and he says, "I'm going to call Buck, just to see if by chance he's in town." I just took a deep breath trying to remember that while I got 2 weeks in July he was barely getting 2 days of a vacation, well really, not even that. Buck wasn't in town and if he had been it would have been great to see them, we had just hit the time that I wanted to be on the road headed south. Its catch 22 because it drives me crazy but I know that me rushing him drives him crazy. Anyway I just have to write it down, its the family journal. In 50 years we'll either look back and laugh...or look back and say "Nothing's changed." If our first 3 years are any indication...probably the latter. 

On account of pregnant me we have to make lots of stops driving home. Luckily we found some cool equipment to look at on our first stop. Isaac had told Cannon if he went to the bathroom in the big toilet he'd find him a dozer, so I was glad we did. (Potty Training...that got put on hold a little and we're paying the start over price...he's still doing ok but its just hard to have lost ground) I don't know about Cannon but I was impressed with how big the equipment was.

We made it to St. George and Poppa Great was still up and wanted to see us so we snuck up and watched an inning or two of baseball and said goodbye to him, Cannon didn't sleep at all on the drive and ran himself ragged playing with the dogs one last time then ended up asleep in the little grandkid chair next to Grampa Chip. Monday was another long travel day. Check out the help I got from Isaac at the airport... truthfully I loved the progression of the pics, on his lap, then pushing, then riding from behind. The other people waiting were laughing too Isaac didn't know he'd hopped on for a ride. I missed the pics of him climbing up trying to play with the slot machines-oh brother.

Really it was nice to have his help, and have Cannon tromp him instead of me. I just get a little embarrassed by some of the "Help" they have fun though, that's for sure. As soon as we landed in Louisiana I was back to sweating! Welcome back to the south! Its been a pretty slow week around here. Just trying to get back in the swing of things I guess. I feel bad when we don't even leave the house though, that's got to be brutal on Cann Man after running free at both Grandma's houses.
That's about all I can think of for now...