Wednesday, 6/30/21 Fun day at Tawas and Oscoda. Our yearly tradition. Bill came this time.

Me, Bill, Jacob and Adam heading to Tawas

 Our traditional pizza at G's in Tawas

Hailey and Peyton playing while waiting for the pizza to come

Grandkids on the dock

Peyton, Hailey, Jacob and Adam walking at the campground

Eli, Isaac, Peyton, Hailey, Adam and Jacob on the boat dock in Tawas

Adam, Peyton, Hailey and Jacob

Adam, Hailey and Jacob...it was so fun watching these cousins hang out and have so much fun...great kids

Hailey loves Mayflies...she sure had lots around her

Adam, Hailey, Jacob, Peyton, Isaac and Eli at Oscoda Beach

Adam, Jacob, Hailey, Eli and Peyton

Hailey, Peyton, Jacob and Adam...Eli and Isaac on the left in the background

Isaac and Eli

Jacob and Adam

Isaac

Eli

Papa Bill with the kids

Peyton, Hailey and Isaac

Hailey did great her first time on the Hover board

Hailey and Peyton enjoying the fire and smore's

Hailey playing 3-13.  This is her first time playing on her own and she did great

 Got up early and dried all of our wet towels.  Went and got groceries, then went and picked up the dry towels. Got back to the camper at 8:45.  Woke Jacob, Adam and Hailey up.  The boys carried in the groceries.  All three kids helped put water and pop in the outside and inside refrigerators.  Kimmy, Eli, Peyton and Isaac got here around 10 and we packed up everything and headed to Tawas.  Bill, me, Jacob and Adam rode in our car and the rest went in Kimmy’s van.  We went to G’s in Tawas and ate pizza and breadsticks on the patio outside.  We went to our favorite Ben Franklin store after that. Kimmy found a nice sweatshirt.  We went and spent time at Oscoda Beach after that.  Everyone went swimming except Bill and I.  I waded and knew I didn’t want to go in because it was so cold.  After the kids were done swimming, they all made neat stuff in the sand.  We had some snacks and left for home.  We were going to stop at Tim Horton’s like we always do, but it had closed for good.  That made us sad.  When we got back to the camper, we had drumsticks and ice cream sandwiches. We said our goodbyes and Jacob drove them home.  We sure will miss those amazing boys.  Glad we still have Hailey with us.  Hailey, Vikki and I went to he adult swim.  Bill, Vikki, Hailey and I played 3-13. Bill won, then Vikki, Hailey and me. It was such a fun day.

Tues, 6/29/21

 

Bill, Adam, Jacob and Hailey watching What If...great movie!

Bill looking pretty cool on the tennis court

Ouch, Eli got the back of the van door slammed on his head.  It sure looked painful.  Poor kid

Tennis in the rain....Adam, Jacob and Papa

Adam, Hailey and Jacob on a walk

The kids giving Lucy some attention and she's loving it

Hailey, Jacob, Peyton and Adam

Jacob putting his foot on Hailey and her reacting

Worth a zoom in to see the look on Hailey's face because of Jacob's foot, and to see him laughing.  They sure have fun with each other. 

Peyton and Hailey

Jacob, Adam and Hailey playing catch in the pool with a little diving toy they found

Peyton and Nana playing the ukulele and Hailey playing the guitar

 Bill, Peyton, Jacob, Adam, Isaac, Hailey, Eli and Kimmy

Looking for the lost diving toy

Jacob, Adam and Hailey

Papa, Peyton, Jacob, Adam, Isaac, Hailey and Eli

Swam in morning with Hailey, Jacob and Adam for 1 1/2 hrs.  Then Bill came and swam with them and Peyton, Isaac and Eli too because Kimmy came.  Kimmy and I played 3-13 in the camper and the took naps in hammocks. Everyone else went to play tennis. Watched What If with Jacob, Adam and Hailey. Went on two walks, had drumsticks.  Ate burgers, potatoes on grill for dinner.

Sat., 6/28/21, Fun time with Hailey, Jacob and Adam. Kimmy brought Eli and the twins up. It was such a nice day. Hailey learned how to play 3-13

Papa and Adam playing chess.  Adam beat him

Eli and Lucy

Jacob helping Papa on the computer

Jacob, Peyton, Isaac, Adam and Eli

Bill, Gayla, Wes, Jacob, and Peyton...Adam in the Hammock

Peyton, Jacob, Wes, me and Bill

Isaac hauling the hoverboard....it's battery died

Jacob and Peyton wittleing 

Adam, Aunt Bippi and Jacob by the campfire

Papa and Hailey....she played her guitar so nicely

Adam and Jacob

Hailey took these pictures of Jacob when we played 3-13.  

 Hailey and Lucy

Fun day at the campground with family and with dear friends, Wes and Gayla, who came up to visit.  The notes I took for the day to post on my blog somehow disappeared, so pictures are it for today.

Sunday, 6/27/21, Went to church, Got a wrap from Cody’s, went back to camper

 

Me and Bill at Outdoor Adventures

Peyton and Isaac on the motorcycle by Papa 

Bill relaxing outside the camper

Peyton and Isaac at the pool

Peyton being silly

Jack Max and Evan

This is the rain we got in the last few days...over 4 inches

Went to prayer, then church service.  Went to Cody’s Landing and got the best wrap ever!  Turkey, wrapped around bacon, with Lettuce, tomato, sliced avacado and Mayo.  I took half of it to the camper for Vikki so she could try it.  I stopped at Melissa's when I was home and took a picture of my sweet grandsons.

Bill went to the Caro Chapter meeting.  Only 4 were there.  I packed up the things I had to take to the camper and left for up north.  Bill came up after the meeting and after relaxing at home for a while.  He brought my swimming suit which I couldn’t find here so asked him to look for it.  It took him a while but he found it.  Yay!  We went swimming in the warm sunshine today and my old suit I keep in the camper was a pain.  It’s going bye bye.  Bill and I went for a walk and Vikki and the kids joined us after a while.  It was a beautiful night for a walk.  Texted with Adam and his grandma.  She found a couple of monarch caterpillars on some milkweed on Kimmy’s road.  So happy!!!  We all ate peaches for our snack and then snack sized pudding.

Sat, 6/26/21, Came home from camping with Kody, Went to Logan's graduation, took Kody home, Bill did Memorial service, Went to Kimmy's, Tornado warnings

Papa Bill and Kody eating breakfast at Logan's graduation party

Things sure greened up and grew

My plants sure grew and look beautiful

 Hailey and Mia

Miracle Lela and me....I was so happy to see her and see how amazing she is doing after doing Chemo and radiation.  Thank you Lord for this wonderful person and amazing miracle!!!

Doug and Bill

Eli...yes holding a cat...he always has a cat in his arms lately.  He loves animals

Our garden is wet and growing...hope we don't get too much rain

Got up early and packed some things to bring home.  Woke Kody up and had him get ready.  Isaac got up too.  We drove home in the rain.  I got ready and then Bill, Kody and I went to Logan's graduation party at church.  It was so nice and the food was great.  They served ice coffee's too which was a real treat.  I took Kody home afterwards.  Stacie gave us some banana cake that Makayla and Kelly had made for her.  Bill went to do a Memorial Service for his sister Debbie's friend's mom.  Hailey and Mia came to swim in the rain and hang out for a while.  They listened to worship music while they swam.  We had fun and the rain actually stopped for a little while.  Bruce came and got some things out of Hailey's car to take to Goodwill.  He was very nice and took all the stuff I had on my bench ready also.  It's been on my bench for quite a while.  Bill and Bruce visited for a while.  The girls left and I called Kimmy to see if it was ok to come visit and see Jared's parents.  She said it was a good time, so we headed there.  I called Melissa while I was riding.  I've missed her.    We were so happy to see Lela and Doug.  They are the nicest people, and we were so happy to get to spend time with them.  Kimmy, Jared and the boys are pretty nice too and were fun to hang out with.  We all looked at the Oriole's nest way up high in the tree.  We enjoyed walking around looking at their garden and all the beautiful plants.  We went to Costco after that and while we were in there, we got an alert that there were tornado warnings for 20 minutes.  I called all the girls to make sure they were checking the weather and keeping their eye on things.  Melissa was the only one I could get a hold of.  I started praying first of course, for everyone's protection.  Vikki called me back and I was so happy to hear they were ok.  Kimmy called me back and I was happy to hear they were all ok too. We got some groceries and I got a pair of nice tennis shoes for $24 and a pair of slip on Adidas shoes.  We went to eat at the Mongolian Barbecue afterward.  It was delicious.  Bill went up twice, but I could only eat the first plate and my salad.  We came home and I walked outside for a while and looked everything over again.  I worked on the newsletter for Faith Riders.  It was a great day with great people.  Sure am thanking God for protecting us all today and for the miracle of Jared's mom.