Last Minute Family Vacation ...

Those are the best! So when James asked me on Friday if Z and I wanted to leave on Tuesday to go to Chicago/Detroit with him, I said, "Sure". I got us packed and I had no time to get nervous or worry about how Z was going to do on a midnight flight (she did fantastic, slept the whole time).

As soon as we drove into Michigan from Chicago and got settled into our hotel, Z's cousins came over to meet her for the first time.

They couldn't wait to hold Z.

We were very busy, while in Michigan.

We went to Noah and Meghan's swim lessons with Grandma,

spent time with Aunt Meghan,

went to Red Robin with the family

and Z got to go to her first birthday party that was for cousin Johnny.

We not only spent time with family, but got to visit lots of friends too.

We went over to Bill, Jenny, Ethan and Anna's house for dinner.

Another night we had dinner with Jillian and Mike.

Z got to meet the Spurgeon ladies, Maizey and Lucy (with their awesome glow-in-the-dark skeleton outfits on) for the first time.

Maizey thought it was hilarious to lay beside Z and imitate her wiggling her arms and legs. Z probably thought it was just normal what she was doing and was wondering why it was so funny. I of course thought it was adorable.

We got to visit with one of my best friends, Kelly and her husband Todd.

We met their adorable dog Millie, who loved Z and didn't want to see her leave.

Last but not least we stopped by Chicago on our way home so Z could meet her Uncle Kev.

What a great trip! We can't wait to go back to Chicago/Detroit in just a few weeks for Thanksgiving.