We are Family

This weekend we got to hang out with the Butterfield clan. It was so good to get to see everyone. We hadn't seen some of them since before I was pregnant! Ridiculous. :]
But Ethan got to meet all of his cousins, aunts, and uncles.

We got to spend a few days with Travis who came in earlier than everyone else. He was Ethan's buddy. He was so good with him, and Ethan loved him.

 We tried to do a lot of sleeping on our mini-vacation. Most of the time, this is how Ethan slept at night. Poor Troy. But it was adorable. :]

 Saturday we took family pictures. I was super worried because the night before Ethan was crazy angry at everything. That morning was no different. He finally fell asleep in the car on the way to pictures and woke up when we got there. He was wide awake and totally content the whole time. It was awesome! Our kid was the most content with getting his picture taken. Go us. :]
Sneak peek at the Grandparent/Grandchild photo.
(You can see Avery and Eli on the bottom with full cheeks. Their parents were throwing candy towards them to get them to stay in their places. It was AWESOME and it worked. :] )

Jay got to hold Ethan during the grandkid photo.  This was the only time Ethan really fussed, but he calmed right down while Jay had him. Notice the look of concern. This was before the calming occurred. He did great though. :] 

Posing for the grandkid photo

Jay, Rex, and Eli were so excited to meet their cousin. Eli was so cute and could say Ethan's name. Jay and Rex held him a few times and were always saying hi as they ran around playing. So cute.

Ethan meeting Clark, Staci and Avery. Avery was cute with Ethan, and even gave him bones a few times. :] 

Finally Ethan has learned to smile. Mostly. However, every time we try to take a picture he either stops or gets really angry.  This is the closest we have come. We will get one just wait.