Cousins

We took a family trip up to South Bend, Indiana to visit the cousins. Madelyn is becoming a good little traveler. It only took 6 months for her to find joy in her car seat, but she has finally come to terms with it. We arrived on Saturday afternoon just before Ruben's baptism and during the 1st quarter of the Navy/Notre Dame football game. The only problem is that Madelyn didn't nap at all during the last 3 hours of the trip. So we showed up with a hyper little one who was excited about making noise during the quiet,and reverent parts of the baptism. She is still learning what the word reverence means... Anyway, it was a special day for little Ruben and we were glad we could be part of the celebration of a new little life. On a side note, Navy beat Notre Dame 23-21!!

The next day when everyone was well rested, we let the cousins play together a little bit. I am pretty sure Ruben was indifferent to the whole idea, but Madelyn couldn't wait to get her sticky mitts onto something else she could chew on.

Thank Heavens that Madelyn could never quite get Rubens patty into her mouth.

Then the always enjoyable Sunday stroll onto Notre Dame's campus before lunch and goodbyes.