July 2017 — Page 3

Our 4th of July

We had a nice 4th of July and most of the family was here. I will post some pictures of our day. Also, Joey can’t get his chemo again this week – numbers too low – so please continue to pray for him. This is the second week he has missed. He is able to eat a little more now and has had some pretty good days so that is good. Hopefully, he will be able to continue with his chemo in another week.

Oh, and there are quite a few little ones missing in the pictures where we are doing sparklers and fireworks as this year quite a few were scared – many watched from the porch or steps.

One Early Summer Evening

Monday evening was one of those evenings that makes the day end right no matter what has happened. I had Evelyn and Liam that day and in the late afternoon Joey and Shannon came by with their two – Joshua and Madelyn. As usual, they all went out and played and since Liam and Joshua are the same age they really love to play with each other. Sometime, early evening, Andrew hung the hose over the porch railing to water my hydrangeas that were planted about a month ago. Of course, the kids started sticking their hands in the water and then their feet and faces until one thing led to another and the hose was off the porch and in someone’s hands.

They had a blast. We let them do whatever they wanted, but did make them take turns holding the hose as nobody wanted to give it up. They ran and played and screamed for probably an hour and a half. They were having so much fun we had to go outside just to watch for a little while. It was a beautiful sight for me – my grandkids and my kids all running and playing together and having so much fun. Evelyn wasn’t real interested in getting squirted and Madelyn stood off a little at first but Joshua, Liam, Piper and Bethany were all over the hose. Loved it.

They were having so much fun we hated to make them stop. Joey and Shannon had to get their kids home and bathed and I mentioned that my daughter, Megan, used to take shampoo outside and wash hair after the kids played in the hose. They loved it and then didn’t really need a bath. So, we got the shampoo and Shannon washed Madelyn’s and Joshua’s hair.

It was a wonderful ending to a summer day and I knew this would be a night the kids would remember and so would I.