Although it's been a month since we've been home, we had so much fun in Iowa and I want to make sure I capture the memories. We've been really busy in the past month so the next posting will be full of updates and then hopefully we'll be back to the present.
Great Aunt Jane snuggling with the boys! I imagine it brought back some memories of holding her boys, Ben and Sam, now in their 20s.
Great Aunt Jane snuggling with the boys! I imagine it brought back some memories of holding her boys, Ben and Sam, now in their 20s.
Dylan has captured the hearts of Grandma and Great-Grandma! And, I think he is quite mesmerized by them too!
Liam loves Great-Grandma!
Not only did we get to celebrate Mother's Day with Grandma Hunter, we also got to help her celebrate her 60th birthday! Liam even helped blow out the candles. And he sang Grandma his own, longer version of Happy Birthday to her.
My two baby boys playing with my first baby - my childhood cat Paxie. She is 22 years old and still hanging in there. Poor kitty, stuck outside, has been replaced.
Cousins in jammies! They loved these big kid high chairs.
Each time we get these four cousins together, we try to get a group shot. It takes about four adults whistling, clanging, and doing assorted tricks to get their attention. This is the best we got so don't mind Dylan poking Hadley's ear, Hadley pulling Dylan's shirt, Hadley pushing Liam away, Adelia putting Liam in a headlock, and Liam head butting Adelia's chest. They really do love each other.
Dylan met Uncle Tom for the first time. We were so happy that he was able to play with the boys all weekend. When they are older, we will send them out for some Montana adventures with Uncle Tom.
Dylan pick pocketing Uncle John and showing Hadley what he found. After taking depositions all day, Uncle John had a pen in his pocket!
Since we live in different parts of the country, it's rare that both of my siblings and I are in the same place at the same time so we took the opportunity to take a family photo. It's even rarer that the extended Hunter family is in the same place at the same time. Neil was missing this time so hopefully we can get a family picture with EVERYONE (Heather, Neil, Adelia, Hadley, Liam & Dylan) in it soon!
Happy 1st Birthday to Cousin Hadley! Big Sister Adelia is standing on the chair because she was in charge of getting the crowd's attention to sing Happy Birthday. My sister in law Heather did a great job planning the party and it was a great opportunity to see extended family while we were in the Midwest. We had such a fun time celebrating at Incredible Pizza and the kids had so much fun with all the fun rides. The adults had fun playing all the games!
Great Aunt Rose and Cousin Bridget were doing their best to entertain Dylan way past his bedtime! He was a trooper!
Dylan rode the carousel about four times in a row. We couldn't get him off. When the ride stopped, he gripped the pole so hard and cried. Here, Great Uncle Bill is enjoying the ride too!
Great Grandma and Uncle Tom enjoying the birthday party!
Grandma and Grandpa Hunter posing proudly with their grandsons.
Great Aunt Jane and Great Uncle Brian hosted us for a wonderful dinner. The boys wore their matching shirts from Great Grandma. She bought them several sets of matching shirts and they are adorable wearing them.
Dylan had so much fun bowling (and wrestling) with Great Uncle Brian!
We also saw many family friends, Bridget's wonderful husband Ben and Heather's extended family. It was a very busy trip filled with lots of fun activities and people. Although we enjoyed four additional days to our two and a 1/2 week trip due to weather delays, it still went way too fast.
