Uncle Bubba's Visit

Last week we were fortunate to have my youngest brother, Jeremiah, come and visit us. He just recently got home from his mission in Honduras and it was so much fun to see him again! Clayton had a serious case of idol worship all week with Uncle Bubba. He was so excited to get to see him. He kept insisting that "Uncle Bubba is going to sleep in my room on the bottom bunk!" It was cute to see his excitement. When we went to the airport to pick him up I pointed him out to Clayton and he took off like a shot yelling, "Uncle Bubba, Uncle Bubba, you're here! You're here!" Then he literally jumped right onto Jeremiah.
I love how happy they all look. It was a great moment! Noah had never even met Jeremiah, but he was really excited to see him anyway!
We did so many fun things while Jeremiah was here. I am going to try to just keep it to the highlights, even though it seemed like every minute he was here was fun (especially to Clayton).
One of the first fun things we did was go to the Echo Aquarium. Yes, we go there a lot, but it's free (because I can check out passes at the library) and the boys always love it.
(Some of the pics are a little blurry, I couldn't figure out how to focus Jeremiah's camera.)
They have a really fun exhibit at the aquarium right now called "Bodies in Motion", all about how your body moves. This was a fun activity where you use your legs to push off and see how far backwards you can go. All the boys loved this one!
This was also a big hit. You stand on this circle and push off to make it spin in circles. If you move your legs out or in it changes how fast you spin.
Jeremiah is so funny! He really kept me laughing all day. I had forgotten how much fun he is!
The guys at the lookout.
We also spent some time on the boardwalk this same day, but the pictures all turned out too blurry (I really stink with his camera)! After that, he took the boys to McDonald's for lunch (best uncle EVER)!!!

Another fun thing we did with Jeremiah was go to Stowe to the Ben and Jerry's factory, and to Sharon to see the Joseph Smith Memorial. It was raining on the day we chose to do this - which was good and bad. It was bad because driving in the rain always stinks, but it was good because the places we went weren't very crowded.
Waiting in line for ice cream. Yum!
At the entrance to the factory.
Becoming Ben and Jerry!
The Joseph Smith Memorial is always a great place to visit. We were the only people there (thanks to the rain) so our tour guide spent a lot of time showing us things and explaining things to us. It was really neat. Then we got to watch the Joseph Smith movie (I do love that movie). She even gave Clayton a big bag of blocks to play with while we watched the movie! It was amazing!
Clayton and Jeremiah with the memorial in the background.
I just like this picture because Clayton looks so small holding that umbrella!
Finally, we went to an amazing place called Shelburne Farms. It is a working farm that is outfitted for little visitors. Clayton and Noah had a blast (as did Jeremiah).
Penning the boys in. I wonder if I can get one of these for my house...
Uncle Bubba and Clayton doing farm puzzles (notice Noah in the background).
We think this must be where they strap the chickens in order to slaughter them. Jeremiah thought it would be funny to put Clayton in there.
Uncle Bubba and Noah (I love this picture).
Uncle Bubba and the members of his fan club (I love this picture too).
We got to go and see the cheese-making process (one of the things they do at the farm - they also have a wood working shop and a bakery). The boys were so fascinated by this process.
Clayton decided to try to make some cheese of his own!
The place you park is about 3/4 of a mile away from the actual farm so you get to ride on a tractor to get to and from the farm. The boys thought this was the best thing ever! I love Noah's face in this picture - so typical of him!
We had so much fun while Jeremiah was here. I wish that I could post all of the pictures of everything that we did (but I think there are over 100). It was so great to see him. I am glad that he got to visit and I love that my boys look up to him so much. Clayton will tell you now that he is going to go on a mission just like Uncle Bubba! I am grateful for his example. I feel like this visit went way too fast! We miss you already Jeremiah! Come back soon!