Sunday mornings follow a typical pattern at our house. Maya is my alarm clock. Coffee, the Today Show, start scrambled eggs and cinnamon rolls. Collin wakes, we eat and then get ready for church. At some point in the morning, there's time to relax on the couch and watch CBS's morning program. And at some point, we're scrambling to get out the door and arguing with Collin about fixing his hair.
But not Labor Day Sunday. With the promise that Uncle Alex would put gel in his hair, there was no fight. If only he were around every Sunday! My happy boy with his hairstylist!
After church, we had a big family lunch with all my Houston relatives. Uncle Dick and cousin Edie brought cupcakes to ice. These two sweet cousins are 6 months apart, and it was so nice to see them playing and being silly together.
Proud of their decorated cupcakes.
And the best part - eating them!
After a family swim - on an overcast Sunday in August where Cas turned on the heater the pool was so cold - we headed back inside to play and read. Maya with Uncle Bobby and Aunt Carla -
Why not add some more sugar on top of the cupcakes?!?
Trying to stop Uncle Alex from leaving, Maya took over his shoes -
It took Maya most of Alex's visit to warm up to him, since my parents, Cas or I were always around and she sticks like glue to those she's comfortable with over new faces. But by the end, she was bringing him books to read (the book Aunt Coady found in Colorado for Collin!) -
And of course, right before he left, they were good enough friends to climb into his lap -
My kids with my brother and me -
Collin regards Alex as the absolute expert of all things fighting men, so several times a day we say "we'll have to ask Uncle Alex" about something related to his superheroes.
Maya did better with Alex than with me - or she was tired of photos.
We had a great Labor Day weekend, thankful for all the time we got to spend with Alex. We can't wait to see he and Coady this fall in Indiana - an adults-only trip with my parents. And until our next reunion, we're thankful for FaceTime calls where we can show off the latest action figure or show off Maya's latest trick or new word.
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