Road Trip to Canada: Part 1

     Last Friday, Mark, Marcus, and I left for Canada around 11:15am.  Mark had surprised me by renting a Sant Fe (mid-sized suv) so it made for a lot easier packing and driving.  It allowed us to crawl into the back seat to entertain and/or feed Marcus.  We drove to just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio and stayed with the Carneys, our sweet friends from UNCA.  It was nice to finally meet their sweet baby boy, Oliver, who's 4 weeks older than Marcus.  We all went out to each, the boys played, we talked, then we bathed them together before putting them to bed.  Even though it was a short visit, it was still great to see them again and finally meet Oliver. 
     We left around 6am and had a few unexpected stops before arriving in Canada around 3pm.  We were immediately greeted by Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle Greg, Aunt Lisa (who's BEAUTIFULLY pregnant), Sam, and Emma.  It was just so nice to be out of the car, but even better to see our sweet family. 
     Sunday morning, we went to church and right afterwards, had LOTS of family members come over for sandwiches and snacks.  There were close to 50 of our family members, not counting the 21 children and babies in attendance.  5 women were pregnant, so children were EVERYWHERE!  Below shows PART 1 of our pictures. Enjoy! :)

Oliver and Marcus enjoyed playing together in the bath.

This is where Marcus crawled around Oliver, pushed him out of the way, took his toys, and peed on the wall.  Yes, he's a bully.

Just arrived: Checking out Uncle Greg, Emma, and Aunt Lisa

Marcus got a new, "car" to match Sam's.  They rode around together.

Sunday morning, Grandpa took Marcus out to see the horses before breakfast.

Emma helping Grandma set up the drinks.

Mark, Uncle Ray, Grandpa, and Uncle LeRoy

Mark's cousin Lor holding her new niece, Rachel.  Lor is pregnant as well. 

This is Addison, Mark's cousin Andrea's oldest daughter.

Here's Samara enjoying a cupcake.  Her mom is Mark's cousin Alison.

Emma and Aunt Leah being silly

Sam and Nigel playing trains.

Aunt Ran feeding Marcus chocolate icing (even though I said, "no" multiple times...I just gave up.)

Calvin and Alison's newest arrival: Hollan

Mark's cousin Letitia holding her newest: Hannah Joy.

Addison and Sarah, loving cousins.

Aunt Audrey holding her grandchild, Megan.

Mark's Aunt Corrie and Uncle Frank drove in and here they're talking with Mark's other Uncle, Ralph.

Mark's Aunt Hilda-Ann and cousin Vanessa enjoyed watching Marcus play in the grass.

Grandpa and Emma Grace

Emma and Uncle Mark

Uncle Greg feeding Marcus a freezie pop.

Mark's cousin Ryan and his wife Judy stopped by after most people had left.  Their sweet boy, Jared was "mowing" as we talked.  Judy is expecting a baby as well.