6/24/17....Got ready and headed out to pick Max and Jack up, drop the banner off for the float, and then find Gayla to car pool. The boys did so good on the float!

Joel getting ready to be in the parade in his 4 wheeler which is pulling the float

Grandsons Max and Jack are pretty happy to be on the motorcycle

The float looked great....Wes, Max, Jack and Mat t

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Matt, Cheryl, Wes, Gayla, Elaine, Barb, Isaac, Bob,Joanna, Max, Jack, Bill, me and Luis

The parade started.  I had to walk next to the motorcycle so the Song, "Jesus is My Superhero" would keep playing through Matt's bluetooth on the bike.  It sounded so good.

I loved it when I saw Hailey, Evan and Melissa on the side of the road

Jack and Max were super excited when they saw their mom, Evan and Hailey and they threw them lots of candy

Giving Candy to my sweeties, and Papa is right behind me coming to give candy to his sweeties

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Hailey and Evan with Phyllis and Andy from church in the background

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Hailey, Melissa and Evan

Had to get my hugs from Evan and Hailey

Papa was happy to see them to and gave them lots of candy

After we left the parade, we went home and changed and went to Bill's 50th reunion at a very nice farm in Bridgeport

Can you pick out what cutie is Bill?

Cute pictures of Debbie (Bill's sister) in the yearbook at  the reunion.  She's in the bottom picture and the top one too.

Picture of Bill on the football team

Cool sign they had at the reunion

Taking a picture of this group was worse than trying to take a picture of my 10 grandkids together.  Bill did great though.

Bill moved behind the lady in turquoise

The other half of the class.  The guy taking the picture is Larry Kirkpatrick.  His wife is right in front of the lady on the left on the chair.  They are the couple that moved in a house that I noticed Christians were moving out of so prayed God would have Christians move in.  The house is on another road a few miles away.  We went on a motorcycle ride and found out they bought the house and are Christians.  He works for Family Life Radio.  He used to be an announcer I loved listening to.

Panoramic view....Bill didn't graduate from Bridgeport, but went there for two years.  He had a lot of family problems, so quit school and joined the marines.  God has sure blessed him.  I am very proud of him.  The girl in the red (the second from the left) invited him to the reunion.  He was so happy

Car by Bruce's work,  you can only see the roof.  The water rose another foot after this was taken.

Immerman Park where Vikki likes to take Lenny

Driving along River Rd.  This is usually just  dry field

Freeland Rd is flooded

These poor people...their garage is filled with water.  Their roof is reflected in the water and looks like there is a roof at the bottom too.  Many house were under water.  Praying for them

We went to pick up Max and Jack in the morning.  Then we took the banner to Wes for the float.  The boys were excited to sit on the motorcycle on the float.  Bob Atkinson sat on the motorcycle and dressed like Jesus.  Isaac and Cheryl were on the float too.  Wes and Joel were in the 4 wheeler and the rest of us walked and passed out candy.  Saw Dorthy and also Matt Starke and his family.  

Then we turned the corner and in a little while saw Melissa, Evan and Hailey and Phyllis and Andy.

It was a nice day for walking and we didn't have to go as fast as last year which was nice.  Last year we were running part of the time. Max and Jack were so happy to be able to throw candy, especially to their family when they saw them.  I gave them lots of candy too when I saw them and of course hugs.  We went home and got ready for Bill's 50th reunion afterward.  We went to it and had a great time.  Fun watching everyone as they got back together to meet.  After we left there, we headed home to get ready and go sit in the booth at the Shield's Festival.  On our way, Jacob called.  I was so happy to hear from him.  He is back from camp and we all sure missed him.  He had a wonderful time and couldn't pick a favorite thing to pick so just picked CAMP.  He's so cute.  We got to the booth and it had just rained.  Elaine and Barb were there and they picked everything up and kept it dry. Bob was at the booth, so Bill and I sat with him.  His wife, Joanna, came shortly after.  We had a nice visit and had quite a few stop by and want to come to our meeting.  Lots confessed Jesus as their Lord.  We were really blessed by two young boys that said they believed in and loved Jesus.  We headed home and Bill decided he wanted to take River Rd.  They had closed State st. by the river when we were coming so he thought he would take Tittabawassee "Rd.  It was closed too.  Then he thought he would take Freeland Rd.  It was closed too.  Next, the road we were one, River, was closed.  We had to go all the way back close to where our booth was and go down Gratiot to get across the river.  We saw lots of deer because with everything so flooded, they have to find a different place to live.  I was beginning to worry that Gratiot would be closed.  The water is touching the bottom of the bridge there.  I sure was happy to get home!

6/23/17...Kimmy, Adam and Eli came up. Lots of major flooding all over, especially Midland

Worst flooding in Midland in 100 years

Mall area

Right on the main drag on Eastman Street across from the mall

Don't want to shop at Meijer today!!!

Flooding at Kimmy and Jared's...they have lakefront property

Peyton, Isaac, Eli and Adam getting ready to Tie Dye

Adam is all set to do his

Isaac squirting the dye

Peyton

Adam's turned out really cool!

They both did a great job

Who is behind those shirts...like mother, like son....for a hint

We made the first person get out of the picture

Isaac, Eli, Adam, and Peyton....love those shirts they did

Me and Chuck sitting at the Faith Rider's table at the Shield's Festival 

Bill and Chuck at the booth

Stopped to see Melissa and the kids after the Festival got this picture.  Hailey, Evan, Max and Jack. Missed them while I was up north

Kimmy called and was on her way.  She said her yard was really flooded and so was her road.  She had to come through some shallow water on her way but nothing real deep.  I was glad when she pulled into the campground.  Melissa called and asked us to pray for Bruce because of all the water problems he had to deal with at work today.  We were glad to pray.  We sat in the Clam for a while and then we went for a walk around the campground.  The campground was a little flooded, but I have seen it worse.  Our spot was high and dry. We saw all of the baby kittens.  Adam wanted to take the white one home and asked Miss Shirley to save it for him.  They are up on the roof of the bathroom by the pool.  I took the propane tank to get filled at the campground.  We ate lunch and then went to tie dye shirts.  The kids and us had fun doing it.  We saw the big Water Boy's trucks come fill the indoor pool.  We will be happy to be able to swim there again.  After we did the shirts we went swimming until I had to leave for home.   On my way home I decided to go the country roads to see the flooding.  Boy did I see it.  I went down Seven Mile past Beaver Rd. and had to turn around.  Then I went over to the next road and had to turn around.  There wasn't a sign until you got right up by the water.  The side road I wanted to turn on also had a road closed due to flooding sign.  I went back and went one more road over and still couldn't get through so I headed in the other direction so I could get back on the expressway.  I got on it and thought I could get off on Saginaw Rd...which turns into Bay Rd.  It was flooded and closed too and the hotel parking lot right by the road was completely flooded.  I got back on the expressway and got off at the Tittabawassee Rd. Exit.  Finally made it home when I did that and I sure was happy to get there.  I went to Wes and Gayla's to work on the float for the parade tomorrow, but there were enough there to work on it, so I went and sat with Bill at the Booth in Shields.  Stopped at Melissa's on my way home and gave her a fidget cube for the kids.  

6/22/17...Swam, walked, rode bikes, lots of rain at bedtime....

Isaac at the pool

Candy Bar Bingo with the kids

Peyton at the playground

She had lots of fun

Peyton

Peyton and Isaac

Bill got the bricks around the other trees

It was a nice day.  Started out cloudy, but sunny later on.  We went swimming, walked around the campground, rode bikes with the kids, Vikki took Isaac fishing and I took Peyton to the playground.  She made lots of friends at the campground this year.  They were playing together at the playground.  We started walking back to the camper and Isaac and Vikki were walking towards us.  He didn't catch anything but had fun.  The kids rode their bikes around.  We ate pizza from yesterday for dinner.  After the kids went to bed, Vikki and I put the awning up because we saw on the weather that storms were coming.  We are getting pretty good at putting it up and down.  It poured so hard and the thunder was so loud all night.  I was glad I didn't have to worry about the awning.  Our campsite was nice and dry in the morning but lots of sites were flooded.