First Stop- Missouri

Saturday after our hike at Point Lobos we  went home, loaded up the car and drove up to Palo Alto where Marc and Amaya live. They graciously let us stay in their home Saturday night so we didn't have such an early morning on Sunday. We flew out of San Jose, about 20 minutes from their home. We enjoyed a scrumptious dinner Amaya prepared and indulged in a homemade blackberry pie that was pure heaven. Everything was delicious!  Thank you again Marc and Amaya!

Sunday was travel day and we started the day right. Violet was in good spirits and made it all the way to Kansas City in a happy mood. I was thankful for all of Daniel's help on the plane. She is getting to be a wiggler and having the extra hands was so helpful. I can't imagine flying alone. Maybe I could tough it out, but I was thankful for Daniel!

We arrived hungry and happy. Mom and Dad picked us up and treated us to dinner at Olive Garden. Always yummy!

Here is a quick snap out front. It was so good to see them.

Mom and Dad enjoyed play time with Violet. Here is Vi and Mom on the couch. Vi is all grins and chatter nowadays.

We enjoyed a family get-together on Monday night where Violet was able to meet everyone. We were all excited to see Violet and Andy meet. Daniel's cousin, Rachel, and I went into labor the same day. Andy held out a little longer and was born on the 29th, so Vi is older by one day. It is so fun to see how different they are. Little boys are so different. Andy is so big and he is crawling all over the place. Violet and Andy looked at each other a bit but pretty much had their own thing going on. They were neat to watch though.

I had to hold Andy to keep him still for the picture. There is a sweet video on flickr of him leaning in and giving Violet a kiss. She barely realizes what he is doing. Cute!

Uncle Gary got his time to hold her. He is a father of three girls. He knows baby girls. :)

All the ladies chatting and playing with the babies.

Mom pulled out some of Daniel and Everett's toys from when they were babies. This was one of Vi's favorites. She almost mastered all the activities.

Mom also had this cute high chair all the cousins used when they were little. It fit Vi perfectly.

A quick picture of Mom, Daniel, Vi, Grandma and Grandpa Scherer. (Thank you for hosting the party, Grandma and Grandpa. We loved it! And we loved seeing you all!)

I love this picture.

We had a special time in Missouri. Later that week we met up with the Good side of the family, but unfortunately I didn't snap any photos.

It was nice to meet some new faces, see some familiar ones and love on Mom and Dad while we were there. We really enjoyed our time in Missouri.