My sister Cindy, her husband Bill and their two sons, Matthew and Kevin (both BIG BIG BIG Maple Leaf fans) made their way down from Toronto for Easter weekend…and to finally meet Samuel! And meet him she did! This chick was a one woman baby sitting, lunch making machine! 
She even sacrificed two nights worth of nice, precious sleep, to take care of Sam’s late night/early morning feedings for us. That alone was a great gift as Melissa and I cherished not one, but two good nights sleep! I had almost forgotten what that was like 
We slept well, but we also ate well too!
Friday night saw us dining on some nice salmon with dried tomato sauce topping, which is usually done on a plank of cedar on the BBQ, but the BBQ was still buried in snow… but it turned out great in the oven anyways. This is a great summer recipe that’s easy to do… so look for it here soon The pic on the left is what it looks like fresh off the BBQ. This is one of my brother-in-law Bill’s recipe, he couldn’t be there on Friday 
so my sister took over and cooked it up good. Bill also has killer chip dip and beer can chicken recipes, and during the summer months, he even smokes his own salmon, pork and beef jerky. So anytime we visit them, we know we’re eatin’ good!
On Saturday night, my brother Mike made us his famous cheese and spinach stuffed pork loin, which was, as
usual, outstanding. Everyone gobbled it down without complaint…including my two nephews who can sometimes be fussy eaters Too bad Mike’s Guitar Hero skills aren’t has good as his cooking, as I seem to remember him butchering ‘Cliffs of Dover’ as he realized that Guitar Hero playing skills can wane over time His daughter, Meghan, also helped out by holding Samuel and helping out on some diaper changes. My two nephews (those big Maple Leafs fans) also helped us out by givin’ Sam the bottle!
We had such a fun time and we want to thank everyone for a great time! We just can’t wait for this summers family vacation! Fingers crossed, lets hope it all works out!
Sam on Cindy’s shoulder…where he spent most of the weekend
Sam, with a concentrated look which means poop , sitting on Matthew
All the grand kids together at last!
Mike and Meghan giving same a few burp taps.
Kevin getting in some bottle time.
Bill, with Colby the family dog. Bill had a bad cough and he didn’t want to give it to Sam, so no picture of Bill and Sam yet!
Cindy giving Sam an emergency ‘he just pooped all over himself’ bath to Sammy in the kitchen sink!
Hello Samuel,
We miss you already. Your daddy is right, we all had a great time getting to know you. I personally enjoyed spending those early morning wake ups with you my little one. I am glad I was finally able to help your parents out and give them some well deserve rest. They did a great job bringing you into this world and I am sure that will continue throughout your wonderful long life.
Melissa looked awesome. Didn;t even look like she had a baby 4 weeks earlier. John , even Bill said that you looked like a proud papa! Congratulations to both of you , we are very proud and have full faith that Samuel is in good hands.
Samuel , I must admit , that since I have been back, I still wake up in the middle of the night expecting to hear your little voice. I miss you terribly and look forward to seeing you again very soon. You are a very good baby. Love you lots! ;o)
Well he misses you too Cindy
Sometimes he looks around, almost as if he expects you to swing by and pick him up! Thanks again for all you’ve done for us!