Poppy's Birthday!!

We celebrated a very special birthday with Poppy this year!  We started things off with an incredible dinner party at Auntie Judy and Uncle Teddy Bear's house, and then a huge surprise party thrown by his long-time work colleagues, and then a family brunch on his actual birthday!  This kids were thrilled to be able to sing Happy Birthday to him in person!

Family Time

How I have dreamt of these moments...

Uncle Jamie rocks our world.

JP and our precious Caroline.

Fourth of July with Grandpa Jack, Auntie Jackie, Betsy and Grace!

Claire's 6th birthday party!

Julia was all over that cake! She is a sneaky little one!  Quiet as a mouse.

We have been finishing up our gatherings with shows put on by our babies.

Caroline and Mimi!

An incredible reunion with our army family!

Visiting Mimi and Papa's new cabin!! Heaven on earth!

This is what pure joy looks like.

Uncle Jamie makes uncle-ing look easy!

The kids table!

S'mores!

James didn't care for his sticky fingers so her wiped them...on my face.

A giant sleepover in the living room!

What clean laundry?

Backtracking to Claire's kindergarten graduation!

Feeding the ducks with Auntie Eliana and Hailey!!

Hanging out in Mimi's classroom.

Meeting Caroline for the first time!

So in love.

These two!

We surprised Uncle Grant at work on his birthday...Complete with interrupting a business call by singing Happy Birthday! 

Hannah's bare essentials for cabin living.

My view the first night in the cabin...All five of us in one room! And everyone slept!  Hallelujah!!

What's a cabin without a hammock?

Uncle Jamie brought his motorcycle...The kids were amazed.