Roadtrip!

Woo-hoo. We've done roadtrips with Matthew before, but never when he was mobile. When he was a cute little blob it was so easy to toss him in the car and drive. We were pretty much guarenteed that he would sleep for a good amount to time. Now we have a toddler who is moving and grooving. Ugh. I was dreading it!!! Mike and Tran were getting married in Austin and we were not about it miss it. So we loaded up the car and set out at 8:45pm. Matthew did great for the first couple hours, but didn't sleep like I hoped. The result was a rested and wired child who was awake at 1:45am. Don't know that we'll do that again.

The trip was fabulous. We got to see our dear friends Tran and Mike get hitched. It was a great wedding and wonderful reception.

In addition to a delicious, gorge-yourself-silly style 10-course Chinese banquet, we got to dance the night away! Most fun was the photobooth they set up to capture the "true" nature of their friends and family. We contributed a few photo-strips to the scrapbook and probably could have done more!

After the wedding the celebration continued - Travis and Tyler are college graduates. Yeah! Matthew got to see lots of family and had a blast playing with his big cousins, especially if they would lift him so he could touch the ceiling. How much fun to be tall.

Our Memorial Day Weekend ended with Matthew's first trip to a splash pad. It was a little to loud, and the water a little chilly, but after he warmed up to the idea, Matthew had a blast. I am sure by the end of the summer we won't be able to keep up with him when we head out for an afternoon at the park!