Babu and Shosho: Lindsay and Nathan's Visit

We were excited to have Lindsay and the boys join us for a visit to the farm from June 22 to July 5. Nathan joined us for the 4th of July weekend and then they flew off to Australia to look for housing. We kept the boys for another week to help them out. Don had so much fun with the boys!

Here we are enjoying our hot tub one evening.

We love our new deck that Don rebuilt this spring.

Beckett loved to help, so he's doing some of the watering too. The watering can just got too heavy though!

We had a lot of nice weather, so we were outside doing things like swinging, sliding, swimming, and eating on the new deck.

Lindsay had fun crafting with her extra time. Here she is building a rosette necklace out of fabric and buttons that she found in some of Gladys' materials. She was excited to find them.

A sunny day lent itself to a swim in the little pool. Splashing was a big deal and we all got wet!

I loved to snuggle with Wil, especially when he was tired. All he needed was his 'binkie' and his blanket and he was good to cuddle. Oooh, I loved that! We spent a lot of time encouraging him to walk, as he was a pro at crawling, but lost his nerve when trying to walk very far. By the end of his visit, he was truly cruising!

Here is Wil learning to pet the cat, Murphy, who is very old and crippled. He loved the outdoors.

Swinging with Shosho in the nice summer sun. Yes, he has sunscreen on for sure!

Beckett was such a good boy and was so kind to his little brother. His imagination was unbelievable and I loved listening to his made-up stories as he played.

We went to a luncheon with some of my closest friends, as they wanted to see Lindsay and the boys. We had a lot of laughs that day!

Dillon enjoyed taking Beckett out on a quad ride and it was funny to see them in these big helmets. Beckett could hardly hold his head up, and taking it off was another story!

REady to ride!

Thumbs up, Mom. Away we go!

Beckett having a blast in the big hot tub. He loved the water!

Dillon and Wil. What characters they are together!

Wil in Don's work hat. It has a long tail to keep the sun off his neck, and Wil loved wearing it.

Nathan arrived on July 2, and had a busy weekend, getting in some quadding time as well as some good gopher hunting. We enjoyed a big BBQ for the 4th of July and many of Don's family members came to celebrate with us. Tyler and Juliana and their girls arrived the night before, on July 3rd. It was a great family party.

Lindsay made a great 4th of July cake. It was so beautiful on the outside, we hated to cut into it. However, there was a surprise when we did. It resembled the flag and it was way cool! Thanks for making it, Lindsay.