Last Sunday we enjoyed a rare visit from my brother Matt and his family, who live in Montana. This was Joseph's first time meeting his Uncle Matt, Aunt Lauren, and two cousins Kalysta and Liam. Joseph immediately took to Liam, following his 5-year-old cousin around and trying hard to say his name. He warmed up to Kalysta and Lauren, and was very content with Aunt Lauren holding him. But Matt, well, that was another story. Joseph was surprisingly scared of his uncle. In fact, I have never seen Joseph so scared of someone before. Matt tried repeatedly to engage Joseph, but no such luck. Eventually, Matt was able to get Joseph to play a game with him, but Joseph was sure to keep a safe distance. It was not until Joseph had his PJs on and we were heading out the door that he finally gave Uncle Matt a hug and kiss. The most ironic part is that, ever since last Sunday, Uncle Matt is all Joseph talks about. He grabs the picture of Matt and his family off of the bookcase and points out his Uncle Matt. He randomly looks at Youssou and I and says "Uncle Matt?" And yesterday, when I pulled into my dad's driveway for a visit, Joseph got very excited and said "Uncle Matt! Uncle Matt!" (When we met up last week with Matt and his family, we were all at my dad's house). I guess Matt made quite an impression on Joseph!
