CHICAGO VISIT!

Jonathan with his Goddaughter, Olive.  How special it was to meet Olive Adele - finally!  What a smiley, loving, sweet baby girl.

 Snuggling with Auntie Kristi.

 Watch out, Pop: Giggle Pants is in the house!

 Mason, look at the love and care in your expression.  Congratulations on the first time you gave a baby a bottle!

 Mason and Dad playing paddle board.

 Bumpin' up and down in my lil' red wagon....

 Something is entertaining!

 What are they looking at so intently?!  I wish I could remember!

 Olive, who wasn't feeling well, carried herself like a real little lady. 

Grandma Gerda

Hannah and Owen: the cool first graders 

 Sweet little love.

 S'mores!

Quality time with Aunt Caitlin

Beautiful

Pile on!  Aunt Caitlin is super fun!

Watermelon - yum!

What a beautiful day we had for this gathering.  Grand Aunt Sybil brought lots of yummy goodies from Wisconsin, including Wisconsin cheese!

Grandma, do you recall what Hannah was showing/telling you here?

Grandma Gerda invited Hannah and the others to make lemonade with her!  This was something she and Hannah had a lot of fun doing last summer in Hopkinton.

Melissa and Tobin and the boys were able to join us after Harrison's Eagle Scout ceremony.  Congratulations, Harrison!

 Spencer initiated chalk on the driveway for the little ones and it seemed like they had a lot of fun.

 Time flies, so soak her up!  

Grandma and Pop with their newest granddaughter and her amazing parents.

 Great to be together!

Say "Cheese!"

 Funny family shot! 

  

Twins?  Same hair, same shirts, same shorts, same age...

Goofy twins.  Mason and Bennett had a great time playing together.

 Hannah and Owen wanted their picture taken, too.  Here they are, busting a move!

Does anyone see some attitude around here?!

 The king and queen have been seated.

Hannah read a book to Great Grandma Gerda and Great Aunt Sybil.

The family at Peter and Caitlin's on Monday, just one day prior to departure. 

Thank you to everyone for hosting us, visiting us, and making our trip so fun!

Eck Family FUN!

April May June - Wow, how time flies these days!

 

Looks like the Easter Bunny came; I see an orange egg, Hannah.

  

Happy Easter!

 

  

Mason received a paper air plane craft set as one item in his basket.  Hannah found an oragami book and special paper, and they both found....

  

SUNGLASSES!

Let the HUNT begin!  We are not sure who was more excited: GP Jimbo or the kiddos.  Regardless, the level of excitement was high!

 

 

Mormor and Grandpa showed up early to share the excitement.  

 

Nanny and Gramps, as well as Aunt Jane met us at church and then joined for a festive brunch afterward.

Coby, Aunt Nickie and Unc B arrived for brunch, too!

Coby is 

Time for ditching eggs!

Or, as the Eck family calls it, "egg fights"!

Congratulations to the new parents!  Coby is roughly 2 weeks old at this point!

Gramps, we love you!  And, don't you look nice in blue?!

 

Hannah is delighted to hold cousin Coby.  Look at the happiness in her facial expression!

 

Spirit week at HMS: creative hair day

 

 

We counted 17 bows.  Hannah noted that this is the same number of children in her class.

Playdate with Cooper resulted in the creation of this impressive structure.

Coby visits again - hurray!

Celebrate!  We have a local cousin!

  Special time with Dad in the hammock.

First time this summer to the Perch!

Good morning!

Snuggle up with Daddy time!

Still a bit chilly in the mornings!  But, wow, it's great to be back!

Cozy snuggling keeps us warm.

Brrrrrr!

 

Mason's favorite funny face these days has evolved from the above expression to a version where he does this and also sticks out his tongue.  Stay tuned and you'll see it.

  

Auntie Kristi comes to visit on her way to Colby Reunion! Great to see her after a long hiaitus!

Being silly, of course!  Mason did a great job matching his upper case and lower case letters - check it out!

Mason, looking a lot like Uncle Peter, if you ask me!

End of first year at Emerson celebration.  Mason receives his portfolio.

And excitedly comes to show Mom and Dad.

It's been such a great year for Mason at Emerson.  He definitely feels a part of a larger community and has developed some useful social skills.

Popcorn for snack is a fun one.  Mason and Hannah enjoy the cheese topping on their kernels.

LOVE.

Quotes:

"Mommy, I like everything becept (except) egg burgers (egg sandwiches) with ketchup." - Mason on May 23, 2015

About his ice cream, Mason exclaims, "But look, Mommy, mine is the goodest in the whole world!"

Mason says to Hannah, "Hannah, put your foot on the table so you can go to school." To which Hannah responds to nobody in particular (but perhaps aimed at me), "and I chose not to; a girl wise beyond her years."

Mason says to Mom about Hannah's participation in the Sestercentennial celebration, "Hannah did a good job in the parade."

"Mason, what would you like to do next?" asks Mom.  Mason, I want to make Gramps a craft because he is sick."