Uncle Mark

My brother, Mark, came to visit for the first two weeks of June. We had a great time together. He was here while Justin was grading AP exams in Kentucky, so that was really nice for us not to be alone. Once Justin got back we all had fun hanging out. Justin and Mark played "tennis soccer" several times and went camping with Josh on Lake Murray. We played lots of games together and hung out with Alex as well. I also used Mark being here as an excuse to go out to eat to all the places he doesn't have back in Texas, thanks Mark for giving me a reason to not cook and eat out!



Mark played with Alina a lot and I think she really loves her uncle Mark. Here he is blowing bubbles for her. We bought the bubbles for Alina, but I'm pretty sure he had more fun with them than she did!

One morning Alina wanted to wake up her Uncle Mark, but then decided it would be more fun to snuggle with him instead. I am very jealous, she usually is not much of a cuddler, but she cuddled with Mark for a long time!


Mark tried his hand at feeding Alina. He did very well, as you can see though, once the camera is out, she is distracted and wants to smile for her picture:)
Here is Mark teaching Alina how to bicycle kick. They were playing with the ball in her room and when Mark picked her up she kept the ball between her legs. Its funny how at first he wasn't sure how to hold her and was a bit nervous, and by the end of the two weeks he's doing this!
Thanks Mark for coming to visit and we look forward to playing with you when we come to Texas in July!