Our crazy scheme of taking a 9 week old baby across the country worked! Lawson took his first-ever plane ride to Boston for Thanksgiving and his baptism last week and so far he's showing signs he'll fit right in with Mom and Dad's globe-trotting tendencies. He was a champ on the plane heading out - he loved takeoff and was so good through the whole thing. He was so sweet for pretty much the whole week. Brad's family got to meet him for the first time and he was a hit. My parents and sister came, too, which blended the families for the first time since our wedding (6.5 years ago!). Everyone got along and it was really such a fun week.

His christening went fairly smoothly - he got a little cranky but he found his thumb and happily sucked away for most of the ceremony before passing out. He wore a gorgeous gown my mom made for the occasion. We're hoping it can be passed down through the generations.

Coming home, he was a little cranky - I think that was because he was just so overstimulated from the big trip. He continued his crankiness through yesterday but he seems back on track today with his usual sweet disposition. Here are some pics from Saturday's baptism. He was completely worn out by the whole thing....