Road Trip! ..Part Two

The biggest event of our trip, and the catalyst for the trip in the first place, was a "Meet Maddie" party hosted Randall's parents (Nana & Papa). Maddie was a trooper, and was a cute as ever whilst being poked, prodded, tickled, squeezed, and generally put on display.


Big thanks to Nana & Papa for working so hard to get the house and gardens ready for their guests, and also for the food, which you can see (in part) here behind them. ..good deli food in Santa Cruz is pretty much nonexistent, so we dig in whenever possible.






Below is a picture of us with Randall's mom and three Aunts, Esther, Madeline, & Helen. If you haven't met them in person, they really do look that similar. They also jump in whenever there's a family event. In this case, all showing up carrying their best dishes and eager to plant some kisses on little Maddie.




Cousins Jason, Robin, Michael and Abby drove all the way down from Fresno to be with us on this special day. As if that wasn't enough, they put together a basket for Maddie that could very well set a record, and we're hoping they can see everything in use by convincing them to visit us this summer!




Aunt Sarina, the BEST cook I've ever known.








Cousin Celia and her son Benny













Cousins David, Deena, Michael & Lily.







Lovely Ladies: Aunt Helen and Cousins Rachael and Jenny.








Sitting outside on a beautiful day, enjoying great food, family, friends, and celebrating Maddie.






Mom (left), Aunt Esther (center) and a few friends.









A few parting pictures. One of Maddie with her Uncle Jeff, and another with Cousin Zach.



Maddie's Daddies, Vince and Randall are so grateful to everyone who made the time and effort to come to her "Welcome Maddie" party. It was a great day that we'll never forget, and that we'll talk about with Maddie often as she grows up.