Family Frenzy

In the past 10 days Montana has met her Aunts Courtney and Shelly, Uncle Paul, and her cousins Jake and Luke when the families came out for an extended post-Christmas trip. Highlights included Montana's baptism on December 30 -- complete with a rather loud fart at an otherwise-prayerful moment during the baptismal liturgy! -- and the first party in her honor at Siobhan's house thereafter; a visit for that event from Rachel and Ben, Chris Pramuk and Alice; a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit with "the Lindas", Peppards, and Russells squaring off. (The Lindas won, as predicted.) Uncle John also celebrated his birthday during this time, and Paul Russell embodied the slogan "America Runs on Dunkin" by successfully seeking the Dunkin' Donuts in Branford while on a run -- unbeknownst to him when he started out, the location was about 6 miles away!