This past weekend, we traveled down to the farm to spend some time with family and also go to the wedding of one of our friends. We left out about 8pm Friday and it was an ok drive down however, once we arrived both boys were ready to go and we had a hard time getting them back to sleep.
Saturday morning started outside - of course, what else do you do on the farm?! Eli wanted to go visit the animals as he had been talking about what he'd see. Mid-morning, we went to visit my Grandmother (Huggie Grandma as she is affectionately known) and had lunch at her house. Then it was back to the farm for a nap attempt. Well, Eli was having none of it and only wanted to run around. Grandma & Grandpa, of course, were up for the playing so they had a great time. Tim & Cole took a little nap while I showered and got ready for the wedding. Tim & I - dressed up and all! - left out about 4:20pm for the wedding. We wished my parents good luck, figuring Eli would fall apart with no nap, and headed out. The wedding was beautiful. Joel, the groom, used to work for me up here and is like a little brother to me. He & Lauren are such a great couple and it was wonderful to be part of their special day. We got home about 10:30pm and the Grandparents SAID the boys were great - I think the Grandparent perspective can sometimes be skewed - and everyone survived unscathed. Saturday pictures:
Early morning on the farm
Hanging with Grandma & Grandpa
Going to check for eggs
Belle loves being down on the farm - brings out the puppy in her
Watering the animals with Grandpa
My sweet little farm boy. He was outside before we could change out of pjs.
Saturday morning also brought some goodie bags from Uncle Billy and Miss Niki.
Cole had fun playing with tractors
and tricycles
and irons. He especially loved these.
Another tractor - Cole had so much fun.
Saturday afternoon Eli played with this fire truck - this was my little brother's! It is probably 20 years old and Eli loved it.
Eli also helped Grandma plant flowers. I wasn't around for this but LOVE how much of a helper he was. He looks so big.
Dumping out soil to plant.....
a little bit more......
digging a hole....
planting flower....
how pretty!
While Eli played with the fire truck more, Cole took a little snooze on Grandpa.
All snuggled up with Grandpa. So peaceful.
Cole with his Great Grandma - the huggie one!
Eli the tractor driving toddler.
He had so much fun driving it.
I think Grandpa had fun too.
Throwing rocks with Grandma. Eli had a BLAST throwing rocks all weekend. He wore himself out hunting for rocks and throwing them.
Uncle Billy & Miss Niki
Mommy & Daddy - dressed up and ready to go.
The beautiful bride and handsome groom
Me & Joel
Joel and Lauren
Sunday morning started off the same at Saturday. Eli wanted to go outside and check things out. We hung out for a bit with my folks and then headed to my other Grandparents to visit before heading home. We enjoyed some time with them and hit the road. The drive back was not as easy as the one down - the boys were awake most of it and Cole is a pretty demanding traveler. Travel woes and all, it was completely worth it to see our family and see our friends get married. Sunday pictures:
New farm addition - Lucy the donkey had a baby, affectionately named Ethel
other Great Grandma
with both boys - Eli's got some BIG eyes.
Eli discovered a big bag of popcorn and brought it to me sweetly asking to eat some.
The boys, me and their Great Grandparents.
My sweet Grandparents. They've been married 62 years!
Cute cookie lollipop from his goodie bag - good travel snack.
Sorry for all the pictures - I even TRIED to narrow them down. You should see all the ones still on my computer!
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