Mae's ( and our ) Firsts

So, this last month had a lot of firsts for sweet Mae. Aside
from finding her voice and finally taking a binki from her dad, Mae got to meet her Grandma and Grandpa Thomson! They drove up last weekend from Arizona and brought with them the work of Mae's Great Grandfather and master carpenter, Denny. What an amazing family heirloom we now have to pass down. We are thrilled to have it. ( will put more picts up when we take some of the crib put together with the bedding and all )
The night before her Grandparents arrived Mae returned home from Long Beach California. Our family was able to travel together with Jeff's company on a plane and stay in the Queen Mary. Mae did wonderful on the plane and the stewardesses had a hard time giving their schpeels as Mae sat on Jeff's lap giving them her big gummy grins. :) Jeff and our friend Nate presented papers at an engineering conference and did great. Nate's wife Lyndie and I had a fun time being Moms with our little ones and kept each other company while they guys did work stuff. The last day there, I wanted to take Mae to the beach, but the weather (and time) didn't allow it. We did make it to the aquarium though and Mae was startled by a sea lion that swam by in front of her! Jeff carried Mae around in our sling for the first time where she fell soundly asleep and I got to touch a shark and a sting ray for the first time ever!
This Mother's Day was her mom's first, but that was also the weekend Mae met Grandpa King for the first time! Grandma and Grandpa King were able to get routed through Salt Lake and visit for the weekend. It was wonderful!