Fun with the Fedies

This weekend we were visited by the Fedie family. Curt grew up with Ben in Zimmerman and their families are close friends. Ben and Tasha have two kids: Elijah is 17 months and Ella is one month. Since both sets of Jackson's grandparents live so near each other, we don't have the chance to hang out with the Fedies very often when we go to Princeton, so it was really great to have them up overnight to hang out. On Saturday afternoon the daddies were busy pouring a cement slab for our wood stove while the mommies took turns chasing after Elijah outside and watching the babies in the house. He was a busy boy and he gave us another reminder of just how much babyproofing we'll need to do pretty soon! When they finally finished their project about four hours after they started, we were ready to eat, only to learn that the grill had run out of propane while the venison sat on it! (Almost three years since we've been married and we haven't filled it once - go figure!) After a while we were able to eat a nice meal and then we headed outside for some 4-wheeler riding and a bonfire. Sunday morning we went to church, came back for lunch, and then headed to town for some ice cream. (If you're ever on Hwy 10 in Motley, be sure to stop at The Silo for some good old Kemps ice cream in a sugar cone or waffle cone - delish!) Baby Ella was precious and Elijah is such a cutie, and it was fun to see what's in store for us as Jackson gets older. Ben and Curt and their siblings had lots of adventures growing up, and we look forward to our kids having fun together over time as well. Thanks for such a good time, Fedies!

The best picture we could get of the three kids: Ella, Jackson, and Elijah

Baby Ella

I'm not sure which Elijah liked more, Jackson or his baby toys!
They had lots of fun playing together and I think Elijah was pretty smitten. :)