5 months old and so much to tell - Michigan trip

Once again, we've been a bit lax in updating ye old blog, but you know, life and a 5 month old take up a lot of time! 

We have tons of beautiful pictures to share from our trip to Michigan in early April.  It was Eve's first time in Michigan, a state that holds a lot of ties for both Steve and me.  So of course, we stopped at the border to take a picture of the great moment.  This you may recognize as the lighthouse at the rest area just inside the border with Indiana along Interstate 94:

The 7 hour drive itself was brutal.  Steve had been out all night working at the hospital, and Eve was bored within 2 hours.  We made it, but only with 4 more stops than usual. 
 
Eve met her Great Grandmother (my Grandma Jean, now known as GG) for the first time.  This is GG meeting Eve for the first time, at the farm:

Here's a nice shot of the four generations of Pascoe women:

And here's one of GG and Eve, enjoying each other's company:

The other big reason for going to Michigan this trip was a baby shower that friends of the Herricks threw for Eve.  The Rumohrs, Taggarts, Robinsons (and others) had brought it up during our pregnancy, but agreed to wait until the baby was here.  The shower included men and women, and brought in so many of our loved ones:  Old friends from Ann Arbor, Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Charlie, my parents (who just happened to be passing through . . . ), GG and Charlie, and all of these folks who have known Steve since he was small.  Eve had been fussy the day before and that morning, but during the shower, played and rolled and kicked on her blanket in the middle of the main room, where people could admire her, and was as content as could be.

 Everyone pitched in (pun intended) and bought us a very large tent.  Look out for family camping adventures in the near future!

We spent a lot of good, quality time with family on this weekend.  We celebrated Grandma Shirley's birthday at the farm. Here's my favorite shot to date of Eve with Grandma Shirley and Grandpa Charlie:

Finally, it was Easter weekend, so we all went to church together that morning in Lansing. Eve wore a knitted dress that I had worn during my baptism in December 1977:

We wrapped up the weekend with Easter dinner at the Herricks in Mason, and then drove back to Madison. It was a great, albeit short, and celebratory trip.  We're so fortunate to have so much supportive and loving family.