Friends.

While we were in Atlanta, we got to see some friends and meet their new kiddos. It was so much fun. First, we went dinner at the Milams' and met sweet little 3-month old Mary Beth. We couldn't believe how little and delicate MB was. Both Phil and I swore Luke was never that small! We didn't take Luke with us to dinner, but left him with his grandparents, so Betsy and I planned a lunch date the next day so that Luke could meet his Atlanta girlfriend. It was hilarious getting them together. Luke is enormous and chubby, and MB is long, skinny, and dainty. When I held him close to her, Luke just stared at her, and Mary Beth tried to win him over by showing off her precious smile. It was too cute! We love hanging out with Dan and Betsy (and MB, too) and are so glad that they live so close to Phil's parents' house. Let's hope they never, ever move!!


Luke and me with Betsy and Mary Beth.


Trying to capture the difference in their sizes. It's not so easy to see, but it was easy to feel. My arm was breaking, and I was slowly dropping him while Betsy danced around trying to get them to look at the camera.


This was pre-foot chomping. Luke is about to start gnawing on MB's tasty looking tootsies.


MB and the Tank. Their car seats are the same, just different colors. Look at how Luke fills his out just a tad more....

Next we met up with Keight and Jesse Dukes and their little dude, Judah. He was also little compared to our huge offspring, but Judah is a month younger, and Luke is just enormous. The boys shared a few friendly stares and a few spastic swats at each other's faces as they got to know each other. All in all, I think they hit it off. K8 and I have bonded over the highs and lows of baby manufacturing and the guessing game that is taking care of a newborn, so I really enjoyed getting to see her and meet the Judah bug, who is such a cutie pie. Jesse and Phil got to hang out and talk about fantasy football and other guy stuff, so they were happy campers, too. We hope to see them and the Milams again at Christmas!


Judah giving Luke a hey-dude-what's-up high five.


The moms with their boys.


They boys having a drink and talking about the cute girls in their nurseries.


Buddies.

The dads and their boys...total cuteness.

Family Guy.

We went to Altanta last week, and it was a family extravaganza. Luke got to meet so many Tatums and Chandlers for the first time. I am sad I didn't take more pics of Luke with everybody, but I did get some good ones. Here they are.


Meeting his great-grandmother, Nanny, for the first time. She LOVED him. She kept touching his chubby cheeks and saying, "look at all that sugar...you got sugar just rollin' off, just rollin' off."
It was hilarious.


Reading books with Phil's Aunt Mary and cousin Katie. They brought him some of their favorite books to borrow. He loves them!

Meeting Phil's humongous cousin Trey. Trey played football at UGA, is super tall, and has a really loud, deep voice. I was afraid Luke would be scared to death of him, but he wasn't at all. Here's how it went:

Uhhh...who's this huge guy smiling at me?


Hey, he's not scary at all...


Dude, this guy is freaking awesome...even my BFF, Cookie Monster, likes him.


Good Lord, if I'm going to be as big as him one day, I've got a lot of work to do.


Meeting Phil's Uncle Reuben and giving up some feet meat.


Being loved on by Cecelia and meeting pretty cousin Olivia.


Laughing it up and loving meeting his Aunt B., Phil's youngest sister, for the first time.


Trying so hard to grab the camera while hanging out with his Auntie Em, Phil's oldest younger sister (he has 3 little sisters!).

Chillin' out and showing off the tummy for Auntie Em.


In the arms of Aunt Jo Jo, who was worried about introducing him to his soon-to-be Uncle Brian...


...but it was a total success! Luke LOVED Uncle Brian.


So many good times were had with Luke's Grammy. She took the whole week off of work just to hang out with him. He loved her, especially watching her mouth while she talked to him. Grammy could say almost anything, and he would just laugh. Adorable!


Grammy, Aunt Mary, and Luke post-feeding frenzy.


Sealing the deal with a handshake after making Papa T. promise to take him on a tractor ride the next time we go to the mountains. Luke and Papa T. spent lots of time playing together and hanging out. He loves his Papa T.!!


There was lots more fun family time, but I was too busy enjoying it to remember to take pictures. Bummer. He even had a special party given in his honor with a cake and everything. It was a special time, and Luke had so much fun and was such a good boy. We had a blast and can't wait to go back for Christmas!