So we were kind of napping...lightly...when there was a knock at our door. We didn't here it...but our other little one....Floydie-Dog did...and began barking as he ran to the door.
I followed him into the living room and looked out the peep hole to see who woke us up. All I saw was an orangeish blob. I almost just went back to bed but thought maybe I should see what was going on...so I opened the door.
Standing there with his hand over the peep hole was my brother Mike and his wife Jenn. What a complete surprise! They drove all through the night from Illinois to be with us and we couldn't believe it.
One of the tougher things about living out here in Colorado is we have NO family within 1000 miles. We have allot of good friends...and that is important...but nothing takes the place of family.
Jess's mom is coming out next week to stay with us and my parents are coming after and Jess's Dad and Gayle are coming right after that...but there was still a lag time before any of our family actually laid eyes on Waylon.
The added bonus is that Mike and Jenn just had a little girl just over a year ago...so they just went through being first-time parents and have been a HUGE help.
We ended up grilling out to celebrate and then they were going to get a hotel room to give us some privacy....but we insisted they stay with us...it was really nice for both of us.
They can only stay for a day or so...then have to make the grueling drive back home...but it has been nice having them.
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After all you went through to "win" Waylon's middle name, I can see why Uncle Mikey was so thrilled to be the first family member to see him. Congratulations to all of you!
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