We had a really busy weekend, but a really good one.
Friday we packed up the van & headed East. My parents live about 1.5 hours east of us in the big little town of Ben Wheeler, TX. It is always a nice get away for us from the business of our normal lives. If we are lucky we can't get cell phone service or internet. :o)
My grandfather has lived with my parents for several years & just recently moved into a nursing home. While it was a really hard thing to do for my mom, she knew it was time. My Pop is doing really good & we enjoyed getting to see him. He has Alzheimer's and doesn't remember who we are anymore, but what old person doesn't like little kids hugging on them? He loved it!
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| My Grandfather, "Pop", his daughter(my mom), his grand-daughter(me); & 2 of his great-grandchildren(Sam & Ben) |
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| Ben is our super affectionate boy & he has always loved on Pop the most. Pop's big smile say's it all! | | |
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After we visited Pop, Scott & I took Josh (16 yrs) to SKY Ranch in Van. My brother, John, has worked there for several summers & was able to get Josh a scholarship to their leadership camp that is up in Colorado! We were so excited for Josh to have this opportunity. We dropped him off at the main camp in Van & Sunday night he loaded a bus with several other campers & they drove all night & arrived at Ute Trail Monday afternoon. They will have a lot of fun white water rafting, hiking & sleeping under the stars in between their Bible studies. For 3 days they will go to Denver & work with an inner-city ministry for the homeless. Then he is on the bus again & headed back for home.
Scott & I then joined the rest of the gang at my parents former church for their annual 4th of July celebration. We always have a lot of fun and enjoy the fellowship. We played games, ate lot's of good food & when the sun went down, we watched a really great fireworks show done by guys from the church. It was a great way to celebrate the 4th!
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| It was hot & humid, but we still had fun! Me, Scott, Sarah & Gracie. |
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| Austin & his sparkler |
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| Collin being goofy! He loves fire! |
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| Morgan & Collin. Collin is the little brother, but not in size anymore! |
Sam did a lot of bug catching while at my parents house. But his true prize for the weekend were his "wormies" as he calls them. He was so proud of them & when he woke up the next morning, his first words to me were, "Where are my wormies?"
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| Sam just couldn't last any longer & crashed soon after we got home on the floor with his wormies. |
