Adventures with Mommy: Cousin Love

So last weekend I had a DZ reunion planned with my girlfriends from college - it started out as a quick weekend to go up and hang with the girls.  However, Aunt Wendy had a great idea for me to bring Drew up, meet her and leave him with her and the Weber boys for the weekend while I spent a couple days with my girlfriends in Minneapolis!  And to make it even MORE worthwhile, Grandma Lori took the day off too and drove up!

I have to admin though, I was a little skeptical at first because a 3 hour flight by myself with a very active 14 mo. old didn't sound appealing.  I have a hard time with him during a 60 minute Mass, the though of holding him on my lap for 3 times that long was SCARY! 

We took an 8am flight so it was an early morning for us...

Hey mom - do we have to get on yet? And why do I still have my jammies on??

But Mr. Drew was such a good little boy for mommy!  We had lots of snacks, walked around on the plane, played with the little pretzel bags (great pastime just crinkling and shaking the pretzel bags)!  Who knew??? 

When we got in, Aunt Wendy picked us up and headed to Mall of America to have lunch and play at the indoor amusement park.  Drew and Luke took off together right away at Rainforest Café... between the thunder in the restaurant, the fish tanks and monkeys hanging from the ceiling these little boys had NO time to sit still! 
We somehow snags them for a photo! 

Ethan was such a good boy and Drew is obsessed with watching him.  Ethan is such a 'cool' older cousin!  

Selfie with Aunt Katie!

Then mommy took off with her friends and Drew took off with his cousins. Apparently Drew and Luke became quite the buds -- Drew likes to hold hands and Luke likes to hug.  SO SWEET! 

On Sunday morning I met them back at the airport and we headed back to Tampa.  

I am sure Drew was pretty bored once we got home and he didn't have the excitement of the other boys...I was sad too :(  Miss my family and friends lots!  It is always so much fun to see everyone!