Xander and I only spent 5 days in Norway between Texas and England. I was regretting the quick turn-around because I was VERY exhausted and was no where near recovered from jet-leg yet. But Xander was ready to go!
We were honored to be a part of the celebration of our cousin's wedding.
It was a beautiful day and the most fun wedding we've been a part of in a long time.
After the marriage ceremony, all the close family and friends headed to the boardwalk in the little beach town for ice cream and a pint. Arthur enjoyed his Mr. Whippy very much!
Our cousin Inzi looked like a total rock star with his blue lips!
Then we headed to the reception. It was what us Texans would call pot-luck style so the food was amazing. There was wonderful live music and an adorable kids tent, which Xander loved!
The best part of the day was his cuddles with his Godmother, Aunt Kim. She knew it was rare and told me "hurry! get a picture of this!!!" :)
The celebrations kept coming...the next day was our cousin Otis's first birthday! We sang "Happy Birthday" and watched him blow out the candles on his adorable caterpillar chocolate cake. And then we all indulged...birthday cake for breakfast! :)
Unfortunately, Arthur had to leave that morning to head back to work in Norway. But I kept Xander distracted with sugar and sunglasses. I think it worked.
That afternoon we joined the rest of the family for a big birthday celebration. Xander found a buddy who spent the entire afternoon hanging out with him. It was nice for him because he was so happy! And nice for me because I could relax a bit without having to chase him all over the place!
We took a family trip to the pub for dinner. Xander and Otis were back seat buddies.
And Xander hit a major milestone while we were at that pub. He finally decided that he was going to walk! He took his first steps the night before his first birthday but had still been pretty hesitant to use that as his main form of transportation. I think spending so much time with Otis and Inzi made him realize that this walking thing was really the way to go!
The next day we went to another pub out in the country with a beautiful view. Of all the delicious things we could have ordered Xander and I decided to share a bowl of french fries.
Check out that view!
Our time in England passed far too quickly but we had such a blast with our incredible hosts, Nina and Martyn. A HUGE thank you to them for opening their home to us and letting us impose during our time in England. It was a circus with all those boys under one roof but it was delightfully crazy! I Somehow I didn't get any pictures of Nina...but let me say that we are so incredibly thankful that love joined our two families together. We had so much fun watching our boys play together and I hope we will all continue to make memories with each other in the future.
Xander and I decided we had spent way too much time on airplanes this summer and I think he was ready for us to keep our feet on the ground for a while. Next stop...Norway!
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