Birthday Party

Had to post our typical birthday picture. I'm not sure what Brett is doing back there but this is everyone that was here except me and Dad. I asked Larissa what her favorite birthday cake was and she said she had a favorite dessert. I made Raspberry Desssert. I'm not sure if this is the same recipe she likes but it was from the family cookbook and was quite good. I also made a pan of Blueberry Delight as I wasn't sure if everyone liked raspberry.

Happy Birthday Larissa!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Dear Larissa!!!! Happy Birthday to you! Imagine.....you are no longer a teenager! Probably a good thing since you will soon be a married lady! Hope you have a great day and we'll see you tonight for supper.

Sunday Company

Josh and Molly.

Hey Amanda, we had company yesterday! Two people called to see if we would be home! Jess and Brent came for a swim. Then Nancy and Donny called right after them to see if we would be home. I got pictures of everyone except Jess and Nancy. They didn't want to be on my blog. It was a beautiful day. A beautiful weekend actually. We had the kyds over Friday and it went well. I did finish my curtains Saturday and they are up.

Where There's a Will, There's a Way

Danny wanted to go for a bike ride and listen to his Harry Potter book on tape. He couldn't find Jeanie's walkman and I wouldn't let him take mine as I am on my way to scrub the kitchen and have a new book on tape I want to listen to. No problem.....he just took his Fisher Price tape recorder and his last year's backpack and he was ready to go! Pajama bottoms and all!

Some of Gretch's Pictures

These girls take more interesting pictures than I do. These are some of Gretchen's confirmation pictures.

There were five relatives with the same last name. From left to right: John (Bruce's), Jim (Mark's), ours, and Davin (Randy's)

She got a picture of the three Marks. From left: Jeff & Debbie's, Roger and Deanna's and Gordie & Barb's

Another beautiful day here. We are having the kyds over tonight and it should be perfect for a bonfire. Dad sprayed last night so there shouldn't be any bugs.

Evening Swim

I tried to take pictures of the kids swimming last night but didn't do so well. I should have had the action mode on so they wouldn't have been so blurry as they were jumping. It's amazing the hours these two spend in the pool. It was very cool last night. So cool that I finally had to quit snapping pictures because I was cold! They don't mind the cold although they said the pool was warm!

Today looks like another cooler day. I love this weather. It is perfect for our morning walk. I think I will go over to Laura's Noisy Needles Knitshop today for Knitting Circle. I haven't been there for a couple months. Seriously, every Thursday morning has had something going on. I haven't picked up my knitting in about two months. I'd rather be reading on these summer days. I just finished listening to Me and Marley by John Grogan. (Thanks Yvonne for the recommendation.) I really, really enjoyed it. I'm not an animal lover and I fell in love with Marley. Any animal lovers out there will absolutely enjoy this book.

We are having the kyds over Friday night. Hopefully it won't rain so they can have a bonfire.