The afternoon was spent on a plane to San Diego to spend time with my cousins, aunties and uncles, and Gramma and Papa. Mom did her best to tire me out for the flight. I didn't have to take my afternoon nap at the regular time, because Mom thought I'd be more likely to sleep on the plane. Then, at the gate while we were waiting to board, Mom and I walked all over. I should clarify that I'm not yet able to walk on my own, but I love to walk around holding on to someone's fingers. And it takes a lot of energy, but not enough to get me to fall asleep when I had all the excitement of a plane ride. There was a very nice lady in our row who played with me. And I shreaded an Eddie Bauer catalog. And I ate lots of finger foods. And I had diluted formula in my bottle on take off and landing. And I played with my new Hide Inside Surprise cube toy - my new favorite. I was a bit of a handful for Mom, but overall, I decided not to cry or fuss much; I just reached for things a lot and was generally hard to hold on to. Oh yeah, and my diaper leaked so I peed on Mom's pants. But she took it in stride.

When we got to San Diego I got to meet my cousin Christopher and Auntie Jennifer and Uncle James for the first time. Christopher was a little shy, but I sense that he and I will have a lot of fun together once we get to know each other. He crawls like a speed demon, so maybe he can show me that while we're both here.