Birthday Wishes...

Happy Birthdays Tegan and Kelley....

Kelley was 22 on August 1st~

Tegan was 23 on August 3rd~

I miss them both every day. I WISH I could be in Colorado to celebrate their birthdays with them!

Hey Kelley and Tegan... Do me a favor Ok?

Give each other one of these .... for me!

I love you both!

Splash Zone~

Beckie found a fun, fun place to splash and play near her new home! It's called Splash Zone. Beckie took the girls one day last week and Sarah could not wait to show me and Aunt Doodie this great place to play!
Molly loves it too! She practiced and practiced putting her head under the water. Every now and then she would panic and say she didn't want to "SLIP"!! I kept telling her all she would have to do is STAND UP!! See...

Silly goose ... the water came to her waist!

She did great then... she swam under water back and forth between Beckie and I! It was really so fun for her!

Cayden was in HEAVEN! He loves to walk on his own in water.

He tried swimming too!
and he LOVED it!
Bridget is looking so beautiful as she nears her due date with Mya... 4 weeks away! Aunt BB loves to play with Cayden in the water!
Cayden loved walking under the fountains too!
Oh... and the slides...
So much fun!
Splash.... Buckets of water all on your head!
It's the kind of place where you are only there about 2 hours and EVERYONE is worn out and ready for a long nap!

Thanks Sarah and Molly.... you found a really fun place to go!! Meme wants to go again someday!

Reading between the lines... And Happy Birthday to Kelley!

Molly says...

"Do you want me to read you a story Meme?"
"Once upon a time, the baby did not want to go to bed. She said, NO, NO, NO....

"Her Mommy said, YES. You will get a pillow pet if you sleep in your bed 5 times and don't come to Mommy's bed! "What, baby said. I want that."
"Baby said good night and went right to sleep."
"Good Baby!"
"Did you like that Meme?"
Meme did like it

and

Meme thinks someone else wants a pillow pet too!

Happy Birthday Kelley... We love you more than words can say!

Outdoor Movie Adventure!

I had the girls last night for a sleepover and decided to do something really fun... we packed a Mc Donalds dinner picnic and went to Crocker Park for their summer night movies~

They were very excited...
After they ate, it was just RUN around time! Crocker Park puts up this big screen on Thursdays, all summer long and shows family films! Last night's feature was "Happy Feet"~ The girls sure had Happy Feet!
Molly sat and visited with a new friend...
Sarah organized a rousing game of Duck, Duck, GOOSE!
Music came on the speakers and it was time to Dance, Dance, Dance!
Before long, this grassy area was covered with blankets and people!!

Soon, it got dark. Our friend Danny came with his Nana, Meigan and we all got ready to watch the show. Danny even brought along his penguin!!
This morning, Sarah called her Mom and told her about the movie night.

Molly asked Mommy, "Do you want to come next time?"

Sarah took the phone back to tell Mommy:

"The next movie is Dirty Dancing"...

I wonder what Mommy thinks about that one!!

You Capture~Play!

You Capture! This week's challenge. . . PLAY

We play everyday, all day!

Cayden plays in empty boxes~
He plays with Hadley, looking for BUCKS!
Sarah plays all by herself~
Molly likes to play dress up with Sarah~
Sisters play and laugh together... most of the time!
Find more PLAY here!

Love Love Love this...

I love HUGS!

I would so give in, with no hesitations...

WOULD YOU?

"For One Moment Our Lives Met, Our Souls Touched"

Oscar Wilde

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Home Again, Home Again!

I had a fabulous time on Clear Lake in Indiana! Curt, Cyle's dad... a.k.a. "Pam-Paw", as Cayden calls him, took us for a boat cruise around the lake. We saw spectacular homes... people lovingly called lake houses! Houses sit close together, but that's the way it's been for years, and people are long time friends! Families have owned these homes and pass them down, some are shared by siblings, some have only one family owner. Here is a neighbors house... and his PLANE!!
Many have beautiful stone work and stone walls around the front of the lots. The house next to this one is for sale... Nancy? Asking price $1 Million.
Think of the lovely evenings that could be spent relaxing on these chairs and watching the sunset!
All wonderfully beautiful sites to see ...

But my eyes were drawn to this...

A boy and his "Pam-Paw"

Driving the boat together.

Here is the Wilkinson lake house. Like I said before, this house is NEW... but the family has been on this piece of land for many, many, years. Curt spent summers here as a boy, his Grandfather being the owner then, and now he owns this family treasure.
My Bridget, Cayden and soon Mya, are lucky to have a fun haven to retreat too with family. Cayden will follow in his Daddy's footsteps and "run this lake" when he and his cousin Mason are bigger boys!! Look out!

Curt,

Thanks for the fun weekend birthday celebration! I am thrilled to be a Cribbage Player now and can't wait to perfect my game and Beat You one day! ( We learned the game and even kept score on a board made by Cayden's Great, Great, Grandpa in 1916... carved his name and year right into it!)

Can't wait to visit again!