Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News...

Doctor, Doctor ....give me the news....
Ah- Ha ! ! ! I think you need a "funny" bone! I will do surgery and put this one in your arm right now.

Hey, it worked! Thanks, Doc !

Actually, these two were playing a few games of OPERATION...and working on Cavity Sam! However, they thought it played much better dressed as doctor and patient! Poor guy!

You get a Line, I'll get a Pole, Honey...

The sun peeked through the clouds just in time for an impromptu picnic and fishing trip for these two. It made for a nice ending to an otherwise rainy afternoon. No one managed to get so much as a nibble, but we had a great time.

Fourth of July for Us

Fourth of July in our Hometown.... brings anticipation of the day ahead....

picnics, cookouts, fireworks and of course some summer fun....

All day in the pool

Then some fast splishin' and splashin' and slippin' and slidin'.....

Next we head off to our town to visit with friends and neighbors and eat a little ripe red watermelon


while we wait for darkness to fall.


There were games to amuse the kids and music for the all ages.

Just as dusk gives way to darkness... the show begins.... At first it seems too loud, but then it turns out to be great fun!
After the big show, what fun it was to take another dip in the pool to cool off from the heat we have had for many weeks. There is a new fun to swimming in the dark!

The final fun of the day is always the fireworks and sparklers we do in our own front yard. This year it was only sparklers due to the dry ground but it was fun anyway.

We hope you had a happy and safe Fourth, too!

Happy Birthday, Nanny!

Happy Birthday, Nanny! We all love you! We hope you have many many more!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

LET FREEDOM RING!!!

Thanks To Every Soldier,

Past and Present,

For Making My Day Special!

Worn Comfort

On the day Ellie was born she was wrapped up

in her "Yellow Blankie" and she hasn't let it go since.

This blankie is made of silk but has been stitched, repaired

and somewhat remodeled many times. So when all else fails...

Her "Worn Comfort" is always the answer.

Thanks Aunt A for a lifelong gift!

Pea Pickin' Good

Ellie said, "C'mon , you pea-pickers, let's go pick some peas ! !" With her boots on to tromp through the wet garden, she was the first one out the door when it came time to pick some of the peas that she has been growing in her garden this summer.


She quickly got the hang of it, but also tired of it just as quickly. She did however, love having a bowl full plus a couple of tomatoes.

Today, she helped shell them, eating more than she got into the bowl and loving every minute !

Old Time Fun

This weekend we took a little outing to an old homestead to do some exploring of yesteryear. It was a huge surprise to Ellie that we were meeting up with her cousins from Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. She also made a new friend here at the old barn, thought I am not sure how happy she was about him trying to stick his head out to eat her dress.

It was fun to see ( or remember?! ) some of the things from days gone by like a gun-totin' granny who had to protect her land , garden, and yard birds,

or the finds one can make as a gem miner like this (complete with grape-flavored lollipop lips).

The best thing for Ellie was by far just having some hang time with her cousins.

It is fun to be the in-the-middle-cousin! She gets to "help" with the baby and hang out and play with the cool older kid.

Before the weekend was over the kids shared a HALF-Birthday Party with Aunt Becky. It has become a tradition so that the kids can celebrate together in the summer the birthdays they miss through the year.

These are some sweet sweet cousins who love one another very much and enjoyed having some fun !

Ellie says, " I loved it and that's it."