Jim and Ben: Pittsburgh Weekend

Last weekend we made our way to Pittsburgh for Blake's Baptism. (I guess it's not last weekend anymore since I never finished this...I should say over MLK weekend...) We made our way out there Saturday morning. The drive out wasn't bad at all - 4 hours it a big difference compared to the 8 hours we are used to. It's the first time we took a trip with Jim wearing underwear. I wasn't sure how that was going to go, but he did great! We stopped once to check our tire pressure, and made the mistake of not taking him to use the bathroom...we asked him and he said he didn't have to go. And of course 10 minutes after we got back on the road he said he had to use the potty. (Lesson learned, make him use the potty whenever you stop!)

Got to Pittsburgh around lunchtime and we spent the afternoon at Rob & Jenna's just hanging out. It was great to have everyone together there! We all took Jim to the little playground in Rob's neighborhood. Everyone had fun there! And then we took him on a little walk to check out a dump truck. Of course he loved that! Syracuse beat Louisville that afternoon, so we got to watch that....and enjoy some pizza for dinner.

Sunday morning we got up and just hung out. Blake's Baptism wasn't until 1:30, so it was nice to be able to take our time in the morning and just enjoy each other's company!

We were planning to stay until Monday morning, but Ben was coming down with a cold, and we figured it'd be better to get all his germs out of the house and not share with anyone. After the Baptism we made our way to the reception, got something to eat, and hung out for a bit before we made our way home. The drive home wasn't bad at all! Jim fell asleep before we even got on the turnpike!

(Thanks to mom's camera for all these pictures!!!! And for Allison posting them on Facebook!!!)

Love our family!!!!!