Aunt B's Wedding

The kids and I were highly blessed to be able to attend the wedding of Rebecca's Aunt Bethany to her new husband Bob Beaver. Bob is a wonderful guy and we couldn't be happier for these two! Of course, the kids love the alliteration and have taken to calling them "The B's" and referring to their home as "The B Hive."

It was a beautiful ceremony held in their backyard with close friends and family. 

The kids got to spend some time with Great Grandpa, which is always a special treat.

(It's when she's dressed up like this that I realize how quickly she's growing up!)

Of course, the kids were most excited about getting out of their nice clothes and into the pool!

Cookout at Aunt and Uncle B's

Rebecca's Aunt Bethany invited us down to spend some time and cookout with her and her fiance, Bob.

Grandpa, Aunt Kelly, and Cousin Patrick, along with Emily and Callahan came over as well.

Bob's 8-year-old daughter Parker was super excited that the kids were coming over and made a sign to welcome them.

The kids were all really excited about going because Bob's got a great pool with lots of floats.

He also has these fun little things they called "dolphins" that propelled them across the pool. They were easy enough to use that even Irene had no trouble with it.

We had a great time meeting Bob. The kids, in that way kids have, quickly labelled him "Uncle B" since he and Aunt B are together. :) 

A Visit with the Great-Grandparents

We took the kids down to visit Great-grandma and Great-grandpa Baldwin and introduce them to Irene. 

Irene was sweet for GG-ma.

Olivia played her recital piece for them. GG-ma was impressed. She used to play piano in her younger days and wishes she still had the mobility in her hands to play.

Aunt B came by to hold the new little one.

Emma played peek-a-boo with anyone willing to play.

Grandpa and Great-Grandpa have been busy. Out in the back, they built a platform and zipline for the kids. Olivia was fearless and went down the line at least a dozen times. Gabe went down a couple of times, too. I wish I'd had the camera in-hand so I could capture the look of pure, abject terror. Ezra wouldn't try it at all. I tried it once and wound up on my back sliding across the lawn. Rebecca went the way of Ezra and passed. :)

They also built a sandbox for the less adventurous folks.