Vikki and dad working on the bolts of the basketball hoop

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Peyton and Isaac 

Peyton loved going in the trailer.

Bill tilling up a spot for Vikki's garden.  He's such a good daddy!

Went to our weekly breakfast.  There were quite a few there today.  After breakfast Bill had a VA appt. so he took me to Vikki's to walk with her.  We walked for 45 minutes and then went back to her house and drank a cup of coffee.  Peyton showed me her shiner she got when she was playing with Kenzie.  Vikki showed Bill where she wanted he garden.  We left there and headed to Boehler's to get our plants and garden stuff.  We came home and I planted the flowers.  The garden was a little too wet and Kenzie had to work.  She is going to help us if it works out with her schedule.  It was so humid out, I was sweating while planting the flowers.  I took a little walk down the road and then saw Bill was home so came back.  We loaded the Rototiller and basketball hoop and went to Vikki's for dad to till her garden and set up the basketball hoop.  Kenzie left for work.  We came home and I started fixing dinner.  Vikki called so I rode with her to pick up the fencing she got off Craig's list.  We had lots of laughs.  Came home and worked on the Newsletter for Faith Riders.  Kenzie got here at about 8:15 and is spending the night.  Loved having my fit bit Bill got me yesterday to keep track of my food, water, steps, etc.  So much fun!  Vikki and I have a challenge tomorrow.

Happy Memorial Day!!! Thank you to all of our fallen soldiers and all of the brave people who have served in the military.

Three siblings having fun on the slide at Outdoor Adventures

Happy landings!

Fun with Jacob, Adam, Mykenzie, Isaac and Peyton in the pool.  Fun with Eli too but I goofed and took the picture before Eli was in the pool evidently.  

Sleeping Beauty!  I guess swimming must have tuckered her out!

Went to Sports Zone and walked a mile, then Bill came up and walked with me to finish his laps.  I also did chest compressions and total abdominal machines.  On my way home, I called Kimmy to see what was going on for the day, and she said they were planning on going to Outdoor Adventures to swim for the day and so was Vikki.  I decided to go too. Bill didn't want to go.  I called Melissa and they couldn't go either.  I came home, packed grapes, a banana, cheetos, my water bottle, and put my swimming suit on.  I stopped in Pinioning to get a sub sandwich because they were taking lunches with them.  Vikki and the kids were the first to get there, I got there next and then Kimmy and family.  The kids were at the playground and Isaac came running to give me a hug.  Next Peyton called me over and gave me a hug.  I had to get that 3rd kiddo (Kenzie) going to give me her hug.  Vikki was quicker than her.  Kenzie wanted to swim while Vikki waited for Kimmy so I went with her.  We got in the pool and then in the Jacuzzi.  We looked up and saw Vikki signaling us through the window that they were going to eat.  Yikes!  That meant Kenzie and I had to change our wet suits to go out to the main room.  We did and shared my towel because she didn't have hers with her, it was in her mom's bag.  Went out and got hugs from Adam and Eli.  Jacob was in the van.  He gave me a big hug in the pool when he came in.  We swam for a long time and had lots of fun other than Kenzie swimming under my legs and picking me up on her shoulders and bringing big nana out of the water for all to see.  That stinker.  Such fun grandkids and kids!  Great day!  I left when I saw it was pouring outside and they were still in the water.  I wanted to get home to Bill, but I'm sure glad I went.  Bill got me a Fitbit today.  So excited to use it tomorrow.  It took me a while, but I got it set up finally and synced to my phone.  I lost the battery when I first started.  It fell down the chair.  Bill and I turned the chair upside down, sideways one way and then the other.  We looked everywhere with our flashlights, but couldn't find it.  I was praying and I asked Vikki to pray.  We finally gave up and sat the chair upright.  I checked one more time down the side where I dropped it and moved my hand forward and out it popped. Sure did thank the Lord.  I moved to the table after that.

5/24/15

We went to church and sat with Stacie, Melissa and family and Vikki and Family.  I taught Sunday School and had fun with my kiddos.  Some friends at church invited us to ride up to Coleman, but we already had made plans to meet Bill and Sabrina.  We went home after church and ate and changed, then met them at 1 p.m.  Their daughter and boyfriend came with us.  We had a nice ride and then when we got there us girls got in the outside ice cream line and the boys got in the food line inside.  We had a nice time visiting.  On the way back, we headed off by ourselves to Coleman.  It started sprinkling on the way, but we still went.  We got up there and saw Merijo and Greg.  While we were standing talking, a lady came up to us and started telling us about some things that were going on in her life (van breaking down) and other things that had her worried.  We prayed with her and I asked her if she knew Jesus as her Lord and Savior.  She said she did. We gave her one of the Bibles we had in our motorcycle.  Keeping Michelle in our prayers now. Came home and ate Taco Bell Taco's we picked up on our way home.

Fun time riding to Mussel Beach and fellowshipping with these great friends!

My plant from Melissa and Bruce when we first moved here is really beautiful this year.

Grandma Debbie and Evan celebrating Evan's 4th birthday.

Grandma Debbie and Hailey

Evan and Papa Bill

Melissa and Evan

Melissa and Evan

Max, Jack and Evan 

Me and sweetie Melissa

Evan and Nana Brenda

Evan's Cool Cake...those are tiny spiders around the cake.  Yikes

Evan was very excited about his cake

Time for Bruce to light the candles

Evan with his mommy and daddy

Max

Evan eating his cake and ice cream his style

Papa Bill and Max.  Pretty cool!

Time for Evan to open presents

More presents

Evan riding his Spiderman bike from Nana Brenda and Papa Dan

Max, Hailey, Peyton and Vikki walking on the rail trail with me

Hailey and Max running ahead to get to the bridge....Peyton's coming behind

At the bridge

Oh no, Peyton's fell and her chain came off.

I had lots of help....thank you Hailey.  We got it back on.

Hailey riding Peyton's little bike...Vikki and Peyton coming up behind.

Can't believe Hailey could ride this so far.  What a girl!

There Hailey goes!

It was a beautiful morning so spent time reading the Word out on the deck.  Ate breakfast out there too.  At noon we went to Melissa and Bruce's house for Evan's 4th Birthday Celebration.  Bruce's mom and Ron were already there.  I helped Melissa move some clothes upstairs before Brenda and Dan got there.  We finished and had some time to visit and then they got there.  We prayed and then ate sloppy joes, macaroni salad, and chips.  Everything was yummy.  Then we had cake and ice cream.  Evan loved his cake.  He was excited to open his presents.  Got lots of Spiderman stuff including his bike.  He learned to ride it amazingly fast.  We all left and then I came back to get Hailey and Max to take them to Culver's.  Mckenzie called and wanted us to come see her.  We had fun there and Kenzie got to come to our table to see us for a minute.  I resisted and didn't have anything.  Hailey and Max had concrete mixers.  Vikki called and was going to walk the rail trail, so we met her over there and walked too.  Max and Hailey did great.  Max wanted to go 10 miles.  He's so funny.  Poor Peyton fell a couple of times.  The one time the chain came off.  We stopped to fix it so she could ride again.  Amazingly even though she fell a few times today, she never skinned her knee or chin.  She fell hard too.  So happy when there was no blood.  We went to Melissa's, so did Vikki.  They were at a playground down the road, so we walked there.  Hailey and Max rode their Bikes.  When we got there they showed us how they ride down a big hill.  Evan did it too!  Yikes it made me very nervous.  Today was his first time learning how to ride his bike.  He sure did a great job.  Still made me nervous though.  Came home and Bill and I watched a documentary on Vietnam.  What brave soldiers.  So proud of Bill that he served!

Peyton did great on the Rail trail today  She rode it all the way and was way ahead of us.

Peyton on the rail trail

Peyton and Isaac on the rail trail

Banana Popsicles after the rail trail

Bill marrying Hailey and Kurt at the Valley Plaza

Shane and Carrie...their wedding will be the next one.

Time to kiss his bride

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Neuwirth

Mother/son dance in the Great Hall

Hailey and Kurt at the reception

Dinner!  Like how they stuck their bouquets in vases on the table.

 Washed clothes and hung them out on the line.  It got pretty windy.  Vikki and I walked a couple of miles on the rail trail.  Peyton and Isaac rode their bikes.  Peyton was amazing.  She rode the whole way and was ahead of us most of the time.  Isaac didn't want to ride his bike, but as long as Vikki had her hand on his back he would.  He made it the whole way and did much better at the end.  We were happy to get a good walk in.  We came back to our house and the kids had banana popsicles and Vikki jumped on the trampoline.  After they left I jumped on the trampoline and then took the clothes off the line.  Got ready for the wedding.  We got to the wedding an hour early so dad could talk with the family and the D.J. who was doing the music for the wedding.   He was excellent and was from Freehand.  The wedding started at 4.  Bill did an amazing job marrying them.  I told him it was his best ever.  Then at the reception the mother of the bride came over and told him everyone was asking who he was and how to get a hold of him for weddings.  The bride and groom loved it too and so did Rich and Jane.  The hall was beautiful and the food was fabulous.  They had Chicken, beef and Salmon, mashed potatoes, delicious salads, carrots, cheesy fettecini, and rolls.  For dessert,  each table had a beautiful centerpiece plate with homemade cupcakes beautifully decorated.  A lady we know from the hog chapter made all the cupcakes.  Over 300 of them.   We had fun and sat with two couples who got to Hopevale and are in the HOG chapter.  We knew them from attending the meeting with them.  One couple worked with us on Adopt a Highway and was the one who drove us.  Dad locked his keys in his car.  Memories.