HAPPINESS IS:

FOURTH OF JULY

 WATCHING A PARADE AND WAVING A FLAG. OR SITTING ON A PORCH HOLDING A FLAG. :)

WATCHING THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE WITH A FRIEND.

HOMEMADE SHIRTS BY MOM WITH FLAGS AND STARS. 

KRISPY KREAM DONUTS AND COLD MILK.

MAKING 103 POINTS ON ONE WORD IN WORDS FOR FRIENDS.

JESSICA AND HER CAR

JENNY'S NEW JEEP

AUNTIE JENNY'S LOVE AND HUGS...

AND A PUPPET BLANKET.

LOSING YOUR ADENOIDS, WITH MOM (AND AN iPAD) RIGHT THERE AND POPSICLES AND ICE CREAM WAITING FOR THE BRAVE LITTLE BOY TO COME HOME.

GOING TO THE MOVIE WITH MY MOM AND THEN TO OLIVE GARDEN AND HAVING LEFT OVERS FOR NEXT DAY. 

MOST OF ALL HAPPINESS IS KISSES FROM MATTIE SUE AND MALYN AND A FRIEND, SIENA. 

JUST A FEW MORE WEEKS AND WE'LL BE GETTING THOSE KISSES IN PERSON. 

A fun summer...

My cousin had twins two days before my birthday. Two girls. Hooray for girls.

 Abigail, Brynn, and Theresa

 My Uncle Frank, The twins grandpa. He'll be great. Little overwhelming!

CAMP NAMA for a week.

We saw "Brave" 

 in 3D. 

When the big bear comes out Ryan put his stuff on the seat next to him and got up and started to walk out and said, this is scary Nama. I said come sit on my lap and we'll wait and see if the things turn around and everything works out. 

We did and it did!!!

Afternoon at Nama Dotty's house.

Ryan: "Nama Dotty, your house is AWSOME" 

He looked at everything through her big magnifying glass.

We had lunch with sandwiches cut into shapes.  

And Ryan was in charge of timing the home made cookies. Yes boys put the timer on top of their heads. Why do you ask? 

Cookies are ready and Ryan takes charge and gets them ready for Nama Dotty and me.

Then we need to do a few jumping excises. This is the leap and...

  

Jump.

Then we went straight into the pool at Nama Dotty's pool.

She gave him a little red ball and he jumped in to retrieve it, maybe 50 times. Rested then started all over again.

In and out. He'd get out and bounce the ball high in the air and it would land in the water and he would look for it and jump in and retrieve it. Maybe he was a golden retriever in his last life. J/K.

Never to tired to help. He takes good care of his Nama's.

Ryan ran some errands with me. Here he's getting Boo's mail.

Funny how this was a big deal. But he loves his Uncle Boo so doing something like this was extra special.

Didn't see the chipmunk movie but saw the little guys there.

Didn't see Spiderman movie but saw the poster and Ryan thought it might be a good idea to take a picture with Spiderman.

Poppy and Ryan heading out to his last day at Vacation Bible School.

My buddy for a week. 

Such a fun week.

Chesley and I took Ryan to VBS the last day and walked around after dropping him off. Here is what we came across. No wonder Ryan had the time of his life.

 Chesley may have enjoyed walking around with Ryan a couple of days. Maybe next year.

We did other fun things but sometimes you just have to leave the camera / iPhone in your purse!!!!

Weekend at the coast with Denise and Chip

We were welcomed with flowers and "welcome Dad and Pam" card and towels and map to where Denise worked. Such a sweet warm welcome. 

Lots of special touches just for us. She is so thoughtful. 

There was fruit, veggies, cheese etc. in the refig. Snacks. She thought of everything.

 

 We went to dinner at Beulah's restaurant. 

Looking at the view from the patio.

Saturday Denise brought breakfast taco's and coffee over and then time at the pool followed by a walk on the beach. A fun relaxing and catch up day. Also sat on back patio of condo and there was a breeze. Front porch was probably 10 degrees warmer then back. ??

What a surprise. This was all new to me. I have NEVER seen so many people on a beach except at, Destin, FL.

 Cars were double parked and tents everywhere and wall to wall people.
There were golf carts in town and on the beach. Rentals in town. The place has exploded from the time I've last spend time there during the summer.

It was crowded both ways for what looked like miles. 

Needless to say we walked a little then went back to the pool.

Forgot the camera saturday night, but we had a great meal at Denise and Chip's house. Beef tenderloin, double baked potatoes, mushrooms, and salad. Wonderful meal.

Chesley became friends with Denise's dogs as well as they with him.

 After a round of golf Sunday morning with Chip we ate at Kody's and had some of the best fried shrimp I've had in a long time.

Thanks Goode's for a fun filled weekend.
Much more then we ever expected. You are very gracious hosts. 

Busy Time at the Mays

GRADUATION

Ryan's Graduation from pre school to Kindergarten. 

Hat's off for the graduate. Already a pro at throwing. 

THE PROJECT

Blood, sweat, and tears went into this corner piece for Ryan's room.

Chesley has all the tools for making just about any request that is asked of him. Thanks so much. What a heart of gold when it comes to helping out. Great job.

Done! Just needs a coat of paint. 

This is a picture of the finished product. Jessica and Rod are getting the beds. 

 CHESLEY'S GARDEN IN THE CAGE.

NO ANIMALS ALLOWED!

Not much room to go into the cage. Scary to me!

Better view of the cage. Some of the tomatoes are falling off before they are ripe so you can see them in the cage on a ledge to ripen. 

You should be proud Chesley. Great job and always ready to share his picking.

Nothing like a home grown tomato. They don't even compare to the store bought one. He has brought a little of my youth (in Ohio) home to me. We have fruit and veggie stands on every corner with some of the most delicious summer crops ever. August we'll be eating Ohio corn. Yummy.

BIRTHDAY GIRL. MATTIE SUE. 

Day at the bowling alley with their homemade poodle skirts by Stacy. 

 Can't forget the American dolls the girls play with. They got one as well.

COUSINS!

This is Tex (my cousin) and Fay, his wife and daughters. So fun getting to visit with them. 

Tex and Fay are from AZ.

That would be me, Tex, and my mom.

PARADE OF HOMES

This is one of Chesley's favorite. Outdoor theater with pool and outdoor kitchen/patio.

I'm a little more realistic and like and want this mantle. Along with the gray walls in most of the houses, the electric retractable attic stairs, and lots of decorating ideas.

ELI

Youngest of grandchildren.

Star Wars lightening sword-introducing their new sofa.

Eli far right, Mattie Sue left in corner of new sofa. 

The Incredible Hulk sporting a pink and silver hand me down bike helmet. 

He's ready to ride!!!

Texas boy at heart! He loves his boots!

Our little man is working on a commercial. 

Do not disturb!

Hold the screams girls. He'll give you autographs when he learns how to write.

RYAN

Ryan got a sleeping bag and like all little boys he slept in it the first night and carried it down stairs in the morning. 

HEART

Girls expressing their love for Nama. :) They so have my heart! 

SAMMY SAMERTON!

With the big brown eyes.

MOTHER'S DAY

Jenny, painted me a book mark, Jessica, gave me a monogramed book bag. Stacy gave me a book. "Grace Notes"

Great minds think alike. Thanks girls Love them all.

DINNER OUT (CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME)

Yes you got it right that is a chicken foot.

Janet, aka, Honey, devoured it, can't say this gourmet cook won't try anything. Nothing chicken about her. 

The main meal, yes the above was an appetizer. 

This Red Fish was "all there" for our dinner. Eyes and all. I suddenly had to visit the restroom.

There really were some good dishes on the menu that we had but only took pictures of the strange looking ones.

I will edit this part when I remember the name of the restaurant.