6/6/18...Hailey graduated from 8th grade! I am so proud of my granddaughter who is precious to my heart..

Hailey on the day of her 8th grade graduation 

Sea creature Max made in art class.  Pretty cool!

Picture Max drew with some funny signs in it

Jack came home with these from school.  He looks pretty cute

Jack sure had me laughing

Evan took his turn with the glasses

Hailey walking up with her chapel buddy.  The kindergarteners graduated from kindergarten and the 8th graders graduated 

Hailey receiving her 8th grade diploma from her teacher, Mr. Parks

Hailey being congratulated 

Bruce, Hailey and Melissa

Hailey's class

Hailey's class in pre school when she started there

So proud of Hailey!

Hailey being silly!  I love her smile

Ally and Hailey graduating from 8th grade

Ally and Hailey graduating from kindergarten

Papa, Hailey and Nana

Bill and Travis in the background....Peyton and Isaac eating creamcicles

Kenzie and Travis

Peyton and Isaac. Nana, Kenzie and Papa in the back

Peyton, Kenzie, Travis, and Isaac

Peyton, Kenzie, and Isaac

Kenzie and Lucy

Travis, Peyton and Kenzie 

Took Louise to her dr. appt.  We went to lunch at Tony's afterward and each got a hamburg.  We had a really nice time.  I took her to see the eagle afterwards.  It was sitting on the edge of the nest.  I took her back to her apartment and when I got home, she called and had already heard back from her cardiac appt.  She said they told her she should have a defibrillator put in if she wanted to extend her life.  She is 94 so she is praying to have wisdom to know what to do. I sure am praying for her to.  What a sweet godly friend she is.  Bill picked the kids up for me.  I picked up some graduation cards for Melissa to look at.  Got one for me too and the rest will go in my card box.  Jack came home from school with some red hair and silly glasses.  We had fun with those.  Took pictures of Hailey playing basketball.  Left for home to eat and get ready for Hailey's graduation from 8th grade.  It was a very moving and wonderful graduation ceremony.  I am so proud of my Hailey Girl.  She has done great in school and accomplished much during her years at the school.  We stopped at Vikki's afterwards to see Kenzie and Travis.  We had a good time visiting with them and Bill played some basketball with them.  Kenzie showed us all of her new pendants.  She has made some beautiful ones.  We came home and I finished the book I have been writing in for Hailey.  It is from a grandmother to her granddaughter and is beautifully written.  I personalized it for my sweet Hailey.  She sure is special to my heart!

6/5/18...Went to Breakfast, went to Melissa's, Came home and had lunch, Went to the doctor, Went out to eat with The Beemers.

Melissa is so happy!  Her new sink is ready for Bruce to hook up as soon as the part comes in today for the garbage disposal.

We went to breakfast at Sullivan's.  There were 16 of us there.  We had a nice time visiting, a good devotion and then closed with prayers that were written in the prayer book as it was passed around.  

I went to Melissa's after breakfast.  Nora was there and had a tea party for us.  It was pretty cool out when I got there, but then after a while the sun came out so I took Nora outside to play.  She sure loves the new swing and the trampoline.  There were lots of balls on the trampoline and she thought that was pretty fun.  I left after that and went home to fix lunch for Bill and I.  We had egg salad sandwiches. At 2, I had a dr. appointment.  I was very happy to get good reports and learn that my cholesterol was down again and I don't need medicine.  Still working on bringing it down further.  

Came home and transplanted plants outside  At 6, we met Kevin, Vikki, Meredith and Iain at Olive Garden.  We had such a nice time.  We sure left full and we even brought food home.

6/4/18 Walked at SportsZone, Vikki and the kids came over

Pens Bill has made.  They are so nic

Bill showing me how he makes his pens

Peyton showing me her decorating so far.  Charlie at school gave her this today.

Isaac and Lucy

Walked 3 miles at SportsZone.  Came home and ate oatmeal.  Put some fresh strawberries in it. YUM!  Bill showed me how to make pens today.  There are more steps than I realized.  He did a great job.  Vikki and the twins came over.  The kids had gold fish.  Lucy came too!  She is doing better with not biting.  She liked the bone I had here.  Vikki showed me the snaps she put on her hammock. She did a great job and it is so nice to be able to close it and have it stay closed.  She picked up the snaps I had here to finish it.  The kids were really good.  I love my family!

6/3/18 Went to church, went to Sunday School luncheon and meeting, Went to Haithco with Vikki and the kids, Went to McDonalds for ice cream

Picked these peonies outside.  Makes me think of my Grandma Daisy.  She loved them!  So Do !

Peyton took this of me in the hammock

Peyton and Isaac...they said the water was warm

Cutie Kody

Peyton, Vikki, Isaac and Rody at McDonalds enjoying ice cream and a coffee

 Went to church.  It was such an excellent message on forgiveness and forgiving others.  We prayed with people after the service whose hearts were moved by the Holy Spirit.  I went to a Sunday School Teacher's meeting after church. Joan had a nice lunch with chicken salad croissants, veggies and fruit.  It was delicious and the meeting was very good.  After I got home, Bill worked on making pens and I met Vikki at Haithco Park.  The kids swam while we watched them from our hammocks.  They have a life guard there too which is nice.  We relaxed while watching them and then decided to go for ice cream on the way home.  Rody came to Haithco just as we were leaving.  He came with us to McDonalds.  We all enjoyed our ice cream and Rody enjoyed his coffee.  Fun day!  Bill and I wantched the movie "WoodLawn" in the evening.

June 2, 2018...Went to Adam and Eli's soccer games, went to pick up plants, went to Kimmy and Jared's house to celebrate Adam and Jacob's birthdays, went to Meijer's with vikki

Adam had some good kicks during his soccer game.  His team won!

Adam

Adam....loved watching him play soccer today!

Eli had some good kicks in his soccer game today 

Eli

Jacob and Adam getting ready to open their Birthday Presents from us

Jacob opening his card and Adam looking at his present

Jacob opening his present

Wyatt...what a great puppy

Wyatt smiling for Grandma Russell

Jared, Wyatt and Bill on the swing by the fire

Jared, Eli, Wyatt, Adam and Bill

Jared, Kimmy and me on the swing

Bill and Jacob by the fire...It was cool in the shade, but warm in the sun

Three swingers

Me, Eli, Adam, Kimmy and Jacob having a  nice swim

Eli, Adam, Jacob, me and Kimmy

Eli and Jacob

We went to Adam and Eli's soccer games.  Adam's started at noon.  It was a little cool at first, but we sure loved watching the game.  Eli's game started at Adam's half time.  Nice that at least they were in fields close together so we could go between them.  They both played great and their teams won.  Eli went to get his snack after his game and Adam and Jacob wanted to ride with us to their house.  Adam was playing his DSL (sp) and Jacob was playing his Christian music on his bluetooth for us and singing along.  I loved hearing him sing.  Both he and Adam were excited about all of these great songs he was playing.  It sure made this nana and papa's hearts happy.  What great kiddos who love the Lord so much.  I couldn't be prouder of them.  We stopped at the Greenhouse and I used my coupons I got from the boys band fundraiser.  The four of us each carried a plant.  We got four perennials and a huge geranium plant.  The boys sure are helpful.  We got to the house right behind Kimmy, Jared and Eli.  Jared grilled hot dogs and we ate them and some chips.  They were yummy..  Bill got caught eating a cupcake before he was supposed to.  You have to watch him carefully.  After we ate,  we sang Happy Birthday to each of the boys and they blew out their candles.  We all took our cupcakes outside to eat.  I moved my plate in front of Jacob so Kimmy could get a picture of him and when my plate came back, my cupcake was missing.  Bill had got it too.  I should know never to leave my plate unattended by him.  They boys opened their presents and were so excited about them. They both played with them right away.   We sat out in the woods on the swing by the fire and visited.  Also took some walks. A half hour before we Bill wanted to leave, Kimmy, the boys and I decided to go for a swim.  It was a cool day, but nice in the sun.  I didn't know if I was going to go under the water, but I did and got a nice swim in.  So much fun in the pool and great exercise.