Day 109, Friday, 7/3/2030, morning swim, Bill, Max and Bruce got pole for solar cover in, Bill started deck bottom, watched fireworks

Peyton and Isaac sleeping in the bunk house

Bill, Bruce and Max did a great job making a place for the solar cover to go while we swim

Isaac throwing the popper things

Peyton and Isaac ready to throw them

Isaac and Peyton celebrating the 4th of July parade and Fireworks nigh 

Me, Isaac, Peyton and Vikki

Watching the fireworks from our campsite

Me, Isaac and Peyton

Me playing 3-13 with Vikki

Vikki thought it was funny when she came in to say goodnight and found me lounging

The kids getting candy during the golf cart parade   

I got breakfast ready for me and the twins. Let Vikki sleep in because she was up very late.  I walked Lucy and then read my Bible and prayed.  We went for our 10 a.m. swim.  So nice!!!  Relaxed at campsite. Vikki grilled hotdogs for lunch.  We swam at the beach.  Super hot out.  Air worked fine today!  Isaac went fishing for a long time.  Made spaghetti for dinner.  Max dug a hole and Bill and Bruce put the post in and got the solar cover so it could easily be moved off the pool by one person.  It looks very nice.  Bill worked on the bottom of the pool deck too.  He’s doing such a nice job!  Our campers at the Schaard Campground went back home. Sure will miss the pictures and miss hearing about their day.  Bill will really miss them. Watched the 4th of July Golf cart parade, walked all around the camper and then sat outside our camper under the awning and watched the fireworks.  Talked to Melissa a couple of times!

Day 108, Thurs., 7/2/2020, Swam with Jacob and Adam in the morning, got groceries, swam in pond, watched Tim the comedian

Eli

Peyton

Eli, Isaac and Peyton

Eli, Isaac and Peyton

Adam watching Tim the comedian, Jacob's watching in the recliner

3-13 score sheet 

Jacob and Lucy

Adam and Jacob on our morning swim.  We hat the pool all to ourselves!

Eli and Isaac in the boat, Adam and Jacob swimming

Wow Bill and all of his family helpers are sure doing a great job on the deck

Pictures Melissa sent me...Evan and Jack in the camper

Max

Jacob made his bed up right away without being asked when he got up. Adam slept in the loft.  I read some Scripture to the boys in Romans 12, then gave them a scripture for the day:  Do not overcome evil with evil, but overcome evil with good! I went to get some groceries and Vikki and the boys went for a walk around the campground.  Got home and Vikki and the boys were playing 3-13.  The boys stopped right away and went out and got all the groceries and hauled them in and put the pop and water bottles in the outside refrigerator.  Kimmy, Eli, Peyton and Isaac came up.  We sat visiting for a while, trying to figure out why the air wasn’t very cold in the camper.  We went and swam in pond for a while to cool down.  It was fun watching the kids play.  We had drumsticks/ice cream sandwiches.  We talked on speaker phone to Melissa, and she said Bill and Bruce got the solar reel on the pool.  Bill sent me a picture and it looks so nice! Will sure love that!  Kimmy and the boys left.  I cooked up some burger to make spaghetti tomorrow night.  The circuit breaker kept blowing so we went to reset it and the guy next door told us we are plugged into 30 and our size camper needs 50.  Vikki said there was another plug, so we put one extension cord in one side and another in the other side.  Yay!  We could cook and the air started working right.  Vikki wanted to move the clam, so we worked on getting it in the right spot we wanted.  Took Vikki three times of pulling and putting stakes back in, but we love where it is now. Played 3-13 and she beat me but not by much.  I love my family!

Day 107, Wed., 7/1/2020, Bill went home , Kimmy and the boys came up, we went to Oscoda, Jacob and Adam spent the night with us, Peyton and Isaac spent the night with Aunt Mimi

Got pizza to go from G's and ate in the parking lot

Adam, Eli, Jacob, Peyton and Isaac at Tawas

Isaac, Adam, Jacob, me, Peyton, Eli and Lucy

Nice new railing they put up in Tawas on the new dock

Eli, Jacob and Adam in front, Peyton and Isaac in back 

Peyton, Jacob, Eli, Lucy, Adam and Isaac

Eli loves Lucy and wanted to walk her

Peyton

Isaac

Eli and Isaac 

The boys swimming with Lucy 

Adam at Oscoda Roadside beach

Jacob

Eli

Peyton 

Isaac

Peyton and Eli getting a piece of driftwood to float on in the water

Eli

Jacob and Adam

Jacob....all the Russell grandsons love Lucy

Our facemark picture

Jacob, Adam and Eli

Eli was happy when he found this log

Lucy liked floating on it

Adam and Jacob by their sand creation

Peyton, Isaac and Eli having popcorn when they spent the night with Eli

Bill went home to get wood and work on the deck to the pool. He got home and ate breakfast with Bruce and family. Bruce made it on the grill.  Bruce and Max helped with the deck.  Vikki, the twins and I went for a swim in the pool when it opened because we saw it was empty.  Got a good swim in.  Melissa called and Adam texted.  Kimmy and  the boys got here right after we finished swimming. We decided to go to Tawas and Oscoda.  We picked up pizza’s from G’s and then ate in the parking lot by our cars.  It was yummy and fun. We walked out on the  boat dock after that.  They have all the boats docked on the new docks.  Took all the docks off the big walkway.  It was a beautiful day out.  The water is sure up close to the campground in Tawas now.   We went to Oscoda beach but there were too many people so we didn’t stop.  We went up the road a few miles and stopped at a little roadside park with a path and trail to the beach which wasn't far at all.  It was beautiful!  We all swam and had fun!  The water stayed shallow for a long ways out.  There were really warm spots and cool spots in the water.  Lucy swam, f didn’t really like the water.  We stayed for quite a while.  Stopped at McDonalds and we all got shakes on the way home. They were really careful and wore masks and gloves. Kimmy sanitized everything.  The inside of McDonald's is still closed.  When we got back, Kimmy took Peyton and Isaac home with her and Eli and We had Jacob and Adam spend the night. Jacob made a campfire and we ate sandwiches.  Lucy took a bite of Jacob’s top piece of bread so I replaced it.  We made hot chocolate and played 3-13 and dice!  Vikki won both. Watched the boy's favorite comedian, Tim, and had lots of laughs.   What a great day with family!