Busy Summer

Time flies when you're having fun. It's been a month and a half since my last post. Most of our loyal readers have probably given up on me by now. Hopefully you all understand!

I've just got a collection of some photos to share.


We had some friends over to celebrate my birthday with dinner. Elizabeth made this wonderful birthday "cake" for me.



Earlier this summer, Elizabeth bought the kids a small pool for the backyard. Of course, since I'm so crazy about the grass, she's not allowed to leave it out overnight which means she spends more time setting it up and emptying it than they do playing in it each day. Anyway, they really like it.


Here more recently we picked up a little Elmo sprinkler as well. Anything helps on these hot days!





On the Fourth of July we had some friends over for a cook-out (we mostly stayed inside though since the weather wasn't that great). We did go out for a few fireworks after dinner. Here's a picture of Hannah and Noah enjoying the show. We finished the night off with some homemade ice cream. Yum yum!


On a more serious note. My Aunt Candy got married on July 4th in Gatlinburg, Tennessee to a man named Jim Long. They had been together for quite some time (years) and finally tied the knot. They had a reception in Greenfield at he VFW where Jim was a Commander and bartender on Saturday, July 12th. Unfortunately, the following morning Jim passed away. The funeral was this past Thursday. It's really hard to find any silver lining in all of this, but if there is any, it's the fact that he ended on such a happy note and got the opportunity to see his friends and loved ones one last time just hours before he left us. Here's a big group picture with Candy and Jim in the front and all of my family. We even had some surprise visitors from Ohio and Georgia.