A tribute to aunts

Liam has three Robinson-side aunts. Yesterday we met up with all of them, an event that's becoming increasingly rare. It's fun to see them squabble over who gets to hold him. We are a family of squabblers - finally being put to good use. :)

This was Amy's opportunity to introduce Adam (part of the American National Guard - they met overseas - that's his lap she's sitting on - they're none too shy, are they?) to the family. We tried and tried to find something wrong with him, but she may have succeeded in stumping us this time. Perhaps he will be Liam's future Uncle Adam? (I wouldn't bring this up on my own - too much pressure - it is Amy who started talking this way. She can be a real piece of work - she also said something about her stationing in Afghanistan being akin to Marilyn Monroe entertaining the troops. I don't think we want any more detail than that.) She brought home a little ISAF t-shirt for Liam that has some Afghan writing on it below - hopefully Liam never asks me to translate for him.

Katrina made the trip down from Kingston. She had something for Liam, too - knowing that I like all manner of retro/vintage stuff, she picked up a couple of old Beatrix Potter story LPs - mainly to frame for the cover artwork, but I'm also going to see if I can unearth a record player so we can listen to Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, the Flopsy Bunnies and Benjamin Bunny.

Not to be outdone, Stephanie, who seems to shop at Baby Gap a lot, brought Liam some new clothes too - a little rugby shirt and a onesie. I get the feeling that the photos I post show that he doesn't have that many clothes. Au contraire - he really does - but I admit that I am super partial to certain things (like the blue collared onesie with the giraffes on it) - I noticed as I was flipping through his photo album the other day that he seems to be wearing it all the time. We have put several more things away recently, so the new clothes will certainly come in handy. And she has great taste. Here she is trying to wrestle Liam into one of his new outfits:


Liam was a bit of a stinker, as he was in shy mode for most of the day, but at least he didn't wail when he was passed around, which was an improvement on the last full family get-together we had, back at the beginning of June. We will see Steph and Mike again at the cottage next week, and Katrina probably at some point. Amy is off on vacation for a couple of weeks now before returning to Afghanistan to complete her year there. The next time we see her, Liam should be sitting up and crawling around. Hard to believe.

PS guys - you are welcome to continue spoiling Liam anytime you like!