6/10/08

I picked Hailey and Max up in the morning so they could spend the day and night at nana and papa's. We stopped at McDonald's on our way to Nana's and got Happy Meals plus cookies. Right after Hailey finished eating she said she had to go potty. She doesn't like the way the toilet flushes automatically and the loud noise it makes so I couldn't talk her in to going there. They didn't get to play, but both were just as happy as could be and were so cute as they said "we all have to take hands when we leave. We got home and played for a while. When it was Max's naptime, Hailey and I swam for a while.
She wanted me to call Kenzie to come play with her so, Kimmy dropped Kenzie off. Max woke up and we all swam. Hailey had so much fun playing tag with Kenzie. Max loved just riding in the boat. I loved getting the exercise. Papa got home and we all raced for the first kiss. That's something Kenzie and I started when she was small. She loves to beat me. I was the last one since all the kids beat me. We ate supper and Hailey was asking to say the prayer. She prays so sweetly and says nice long ones. God has to be smiling down on her. We played some more and than read books before Max had to go to bed. We did "what do today". And Max told me a couple of things. Hailey had a whole list of course. Max goes to bed amazingly good. I can't believe how he doesn't complain but gets his blanket, has his milk, and heads for bed. Kenzie, Hailey and I watched a movie and had a snack and then we were off to bed too. The girls wanted to sleep on the bean bag and I was going to sleep on the bed. A few minutes after they layed down, they both decided they wanted to crawl in bed with me. They were asleep in a few minutes. It must have been all that swimming that tired them out. In the morning, I got them up early as we had to get ready to take them home so I could take grandpa to his appointment for his hearing aid at 10am. On my way to take them home, grandpa called me on his cell phone and said "aren't we gonna go to get my hearing aid checked; my appointment is a 9 am? He had told me on the phone two days ago that it was at 10. We started heading right over to his house, called to see if he should still go to his appt. and then I dropped him off, took the kiddos home, and went back to pick grandpa up.
He hadn't been hearing too well out of his one hearing aid, but it just needed cleaning. He heard me great once I picked him up. We stopped at a shoe shop to see if they could sew a glove for him. The man did it for me right while I waited so grandpa was happy when I came back to the car with it. I am getting really excited about my new grandson's arrival...So is Bill. Can't wait!!!! Bill and I met with a couple he is going to marry. They were so sweet. They brought us a beautiful salad that they had made from stuff out of their garden. It was delicious. We stopped at Bruce and Melissa's since we were in the area to look at their ironing board cupboard. The kids were swimming and Bruce was cooking. Melissa must have been supervising I guess. You go Mel!!!

Hailey wanted me to take a picture of her with her toothbrush.

Look at those clean teeth!

4th of July 2008

It was another great 4th of July celebration. We went on one night with Vikki, Rody & Kenzie and then went with everyone the next night. We always go early and just enjoy relaxing, visiting and watching the kids. The fireworks were great both nights. Bill always knows how to get out of town fast afterwards and beat the crowds. I see Jared was pretty fast this year. They were home by the time we got through the crowds. They did leave earliler than we did, but they had a long drive. I was happy to hear they were home and also happy when I heard everyone else in the family was through the traffic.
I always love seeing the kids watch the fireworks. Hailey didn't even cover her ears this year. I got to hold Adam and loved watching his eyes follow the fireworks. About half way through, he fell asleep. It was so nice having our sweet friend, Melissa there with us along with her two precious children. Hailey loved playing with Eve, and all the kids played and got along so well. Very fun time!!!



What is papa teaching Kenzie...see next picture..She learns fast.






Jared sure looks cute as can be in this picture.

Dad looks pretty handsome with hair. He used a little too much moose though.





This is how Rody looks with hair. Dad was kind enough to share with him.

Vacation 2008

We had a great vacation this year. Grandpa was doing great so we took him along and he is always a fun camper. He always kept the outdoor carpet swept, dried the dishes and helped wherever needed. Pretty good for 91. The campground was great. We had everything we needed at our fingertips. Even had a RV repairman go through regularly. They also had propane if we needed it. What a relaxing fun time. We enjoyed watching Kenzie play and have lots of fun. Loved it when Kimmy, Jared, Jacob and Adam joined us for camping. We did lots of biking, swimming, sharing of stories around the campfire, ate lots of yummy smores and just enjoyed each others company. We had a great time out on the big dock. We had our first picnic out there. Kimmy made yummy sandwiches and we put our blanket down and made a memory. Sorry again, Jared that you didn't get a pop. Grandpa sure enjoyed putting his line in the water and hoping for a big one. At least he got a bite. What a fun family time. Kenzie, Grandpa and I stayed up everynight after our campfire time til midnight playing Tonk. Kenzie won every game. Grandpa and I couldn't beat her. Grandpa nick named her lucky. We really enjoyed having Vikki come up too. She stayed a few nights and enjoyed herself too. I was able to spend the last night with her and Kenzie, but had to come home for Aunt Bev's Funeral. Sad to lose her, but she went quick and didn't have to suffer at least. Nice seeing the cousins at the funeral and catching up on their lives.