Last weekend the three of us went to Illinois to spend time with Matt's family. Matt's grandpa, Richard Dorsey, lost his brave battle with cancer that week, so we wanted to be there for the visitation and memorial service. He was a wonderful Christian man who touched many lives over his many years as a teacher, administrator, coach, volunteer, and more. It was a very nice service, and Grandpa Dick's two grandsons, Matt and Cam, had the honor of playing the violin and reading scripture in the service. Although it was under sad events that we were in Illinois, it was wonderful to see the Johnson and Dorsey families. Mckenna got to meet her Chicago cousins for the first time, Gwen and Sonja, along with other family members too. Sonja is only one day older than Mckenna, so it was extra fun to see them together - they are both such cuties! Over our weekend in IL the babies were 4 weeks old. And Gwen is such a proud big sister and seemed excited to meet "cousin Mckenna." It was so much fun to see the little Johnson cousins together. Below are some pictures of our weekend - enjoy.
We left Minnesota on Thursday evening after Matt was done with work and drove about halfway, staying in Madison for the night. We stayed at the Crowne Plaza, and we were all really tired when we finally got there... Minneapolis to Madison always seems to me like the longest part of the drive to Illinois. We set Mckenna down on the big bed while we were setting up her little cradle sleeper - can you read the sign on the bed next to her? It says...
...Sleep Soundly. :) (She seems pretty cute even when she's crying, doesn't she?)
The next day we drove on to Aurora, Illinois. We stayed at the Hampton Inn, and they had a really nice pool, hot tub, and a cool kids pool, kind of like a mini-water park with water falling from filled up buckets overhead, a slide, etc. Gwen enjoyed the pool and then came back to our room to hang out with Mckenna. Too cute.
Then it was time for the Sonja and Mckenna show - we had to get pictures of the two new baby cousins! I like to think that they are looking at each other thinking about all the fun and adventures they will have together in the coming years. I love Sonja's full head of hair, she is just such a sweetie!
And of course Gwen got in on the pictures too. We were trying to have the girls in a snuggle-type pose, but I don't think we could ever quite get a picture where all three were still and quiet. :)
Here is Sonja and Mckenna fast asleep in their car seats at the church. They were both sleeping and quiet through the whole service, they were great.
After the memorial service we went over to the Dorsey's house to spend more time together. Here is a picture of Cam and Matt holding their daughters. Handsome brothers and adorable babies!
Here is the Johnson family - Cam and Matt and babies, their parents Karen and Craig, and grandma, Fran Dorsey.
Grandma Fran got to meet her great-granddaughter Mckenna for the first time that weekend. Mckenna enjoyed being held and snuggled by her.
Mckenna also enjoyed snuggling with Gwen, and I think vice versa. :)
Here is a bigger group of us. So wonderful to be together. What a blessing to have such a great family.
Linnea, Sonja, Cam, and Gwen.
Grandma and Grandpa with little Mckenna.
Grandpa Craig enjoying his two littlest granddaughters. He was looking at both of them, and I if I remember correctly, kept saying something like, "I just can't believe this!" I'm sure it's fun to see your kids having kids of their own. :)
After the Dorsey's house we went back to the hotel, ordered pizza, and enjoyed our last night together until our next visit at Christmas. Mckenna was loving her Uncle Cam. I love Linnea and Gwen in the background too.
It was a full weekend and we were all tired, but happy!
And this last picture isn't from our weekend, but one we took this past week. After Mckenna was born, Matt got this "Minnehaha Academy Munchkin" bib in his mailbox at work. So cute!
I love this cute little sweater jumper. Why is it so fun to dress her everyday? :)
"Why do my hands look like feet?" My aunt Barb knit these booties for Mckenna. I noticed that her hands seemed cold, and the booties were the closest thing to grab, so I put them on her hands. Kind of funny... 
"How I am going to straighten my neck when I wake up???"
I'm not exactly sure why, but I just love this picture. I think she looks so cute. My good friend Liz from work and her son Sam got Mckenna this onesie while in Paris this past summer.
This picture was taken today on her 8-week old birthday - such a sweetie!
