After Brinleigh was born, only a handful of people were able to come visit us in Alaska. My sister Mandy, my mom, Kolt's mom and step-dad, and then my dad. So for the majority of our family, this trip home was going to be their first time meeting our little love bug. We were excited to show her off and introduce her to everyone.
The first person she got to meet was probably one of the most excited out of everyone who was anxiously awaiting her arrival. Her Papa. Cordale wasn't able to come up to Alaska with my mom so he has been waiting for the day he could hold his new grand baby. Cordale and my mom picked us up from the airport so of course he scooped Brinleigh up right away. Kolt and my mom were left to load all six of our bags into the truck while I was trying to figure out how to adjust the car seat they had (we didn't bring ours since they had one for us). I guessed that Cordale would cry when he met her........ he held back the tears but his eyes were a little watery.
Our first day in town Brinleigh also got to meet her Grandpa Jim and all three of us got to meet his new girlfriend, Lidia. Her Grandpa thought she was the cutest thing and Lidia absolutely adored Brinleigh. Brinleigh seemed to really like Lidia as well. They spoiled her with lots of compliments and cuddles. We also got to meet Lidia's two daughters, Amanda and Jessica, who also seemed to enjoy Brinleigh and she also got to meet her Uncle AJ. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of Brinleigh with AJ, Amanda, or Jessica.
Brinleigh got to meet her Great Grandma Phyllis (my dad's mom) and my Grandma seemed to really enjoy that. I was the first Grandchild on that side of my family and Brinleigh was the first Great Grand Baby, which I thought was really special. I absolutely adore this picture of them together.
Kolt's Grandma Lurie, better known as Nannie, was excited to meet her newest Great Grand Baby. She especially enjoyed us visiting her at home when she didn't have to share the baby with anyone else. Brinleigh enjoyed playing with her Great Grandma and made sure to give her lots of smiles.
Brinleigh got to meet her Great Grandpa Dwight and Great Grandma Carolyn. She is their seventh Great Grand Baby and the tie breaker(for the time being) between the number of boys and girls. Her Great Grandpa Dwight will be the only Great Grandfather that she will get to meet, which makes this picture very special.
Brinleigh not only got to meet her Great Grandma Patti, but also all three of her sisters, some of which who came from out of town. Kolt was the first Grandchild on his dad's side of the family and Brinleigh is the first Great Grand Baby.
We all knew Brinleigh's Aunt Rayne would cry when she finally got to meet her first niece, but we were not prepared for the hysterical sobbing that ensued. It seriously got Kolt and I teary eyed just seeing how emotional Rayne was about meeting our sweet baby girl. Aunt Rayne was very exited to say the least and could not wait to get her hands on this adorable little chunk of happiness. Aunt Rayne's husband, Brinleigh's Uncle Kenny, was also excited about meeting Brinleigh and she seemed to be quite fond of him as well. It just about broke my heart seeing how sad Rayne was when it came time to say Bye.
Brinleigh also loved hanging out with her Auntie Paula! She made sure to flash her lots of gummy little grins and even giggled a little. Unfortunately, Paula had to share the baby every time she got to see her so next time we go home to visit, Auntie Paula gets extra baby holding time.
Brinleigh not only got to meet her Aunt Dana, but also Dana's new husband Clay and their brand new baby girl, Peyton. As of right now, Peyton is the only cousin that Brinleigh has and she was only about four weeks old when they met. Even though they are four months apart in age, Peyton has a LOT more hair than our little bald one.
Brinleigh got to meet her Uncle Taylor and his girlfriend, Meghan. Taylor is one of my two brothers, but unfortunately, she did not get to meet her Uncle Keith. He is currently studying abroad in Russia and so she will get to meet him next Christmas when we go home again.
Of course Brinleigh met a lot more people, almost ALL of our families minus the Ruey's in North Carolina. This was just our immediate family and again, there are a lot more pictures of everyone else she met on my facebook album December 2012.
