Graduation Party

I can't believe I haven't blogged this yet. June 29th, we had a party at the farm for Jay and Adam's graduation.  It was wonderful to spend time with the extended Hild family on a beautiful day at the farm! Janis did such a nice job hosting the party and everyone had a wonderful time.

Mee Maw and Papa say hi to Harp:

Beckett tries out his new ride Mee Maw got from Great Aunt Lou Ann:

Ivy with Jasmine, who is two months older than Harper:

Don took good care of the little princess:

Great-Grandma Mary watches the little ones:

Great-Grandma Hild snuggles with Harpey:

Beckett, Kate, and Cora check out Papa's crops:

Beckett finds a stick in the "forest":

Exploring:

Cousins-Julian is a few days older than Beckett, so it was really nice together together for the first time since they were about a month old! Chris and Ivy live quite a distance away, so we don't get together as often as we'd like. It was so fun to see the kids interact! (And pretty much impossible to get a pic of them all looking at once!)

We had a great visit and are looking forward to catching up again in September at a family reunion.

Scovill with Mee Maw

We met Mee Maw at Scovill Zoo yesterday for a fun morning! First we played at the playground, and Beckett loved that some of the slides had water on them from the previous night's storms. 

 Then we headed in to see the animals. It was a beautiful day and a great visit!

Alligator Alley (Harper was not impressed. ):

What's in there?

The tortoises were very active and eating their salads. 

Checking out some birds and monkeys:

The pea hen had her babies with her! (Beckett wanted to hold them. )

We even took a train ride while Mee Maw spent a few minutes cooing with Harpy. 

Monkeys!

Hanging with the Coati...

...and the flamingos:

Mee Maw and Beckett went into the petting zoo to visit with the goats. 

Then Janis treated us to a delicious lunch at a Mexican restaurant. Beckett was on his last leg. :) 

We love spending time with Mee Maw! It was a great morning. 

Farm Father's Day

Harper smiles for her Papa:

I love how Beckett is looking at Shonn here. 

We had a great time at the farm on Father's Day! Janis made burgers and brats and hot dogs, along with lots of yummy sides and some amazing dark chocolate brownies that had the potential to take away any progress I've made on the baby weight. They were amazing. 

It was so much fun to spend time with everyone and to watch Beckett with his family! 

Take a look at the pictures from the gorgeous night. 

I'm obsessed with this picture. I love everything about it. 

He started with a shirt...

...and the hose won!

He loved it!

Doesn't the patio look amazing? Shonn did it last year. It's gorgeous. 

We took a few rides on the Gator. 

Sunny! 

Checking out the turtles with mee maw. 

He loves mee maw so much!

He enjoyed playing in his new coupe, from Great Aunt Lou Ann:

Uncle Adam and Harper got a chance to bond a little bit.

She was happy, happy, happy. I LOVE this picture. Can I say I think she's a beautiful baby? If not, just ignore that last sentence and also this one: isn't that a gorgeous pic????

Picture Day!

For Mother's Day, a local photography studio was offering "quick takes" for mothers. I scheduled a session for all the mothers in my life, and we made some great memories today. Beckett and Harper got pics with both Mee Maws and GG. (Will post when I get them)

Here are a few candids from the coffee shop where we waited to select pictures.