Campfire Time

It's time to have a campfire... The only problem is -- the fireplace/woodpile is really wet from two inches of rain overnight. Never fear, though, Grampie has a way to dry the woodpile and light the fire!!!

We made s'mores, and tried to make JiffyPop... with pretty impressive flames, not exactly edible, but fun!

Fun at Camp

Teresa wants one... don't you think she should have a little white rabbit, to use in her magic shows???


Phillip had a great time steering the boat. He did a good job, too!

Phillip, Teresa and Grammie swimming.


All 6 of the grandkids - Teresa, Zachary, and Michael behind the table, Phillip, Kristen, and Gabe in front.

Boat Ride

We went for a ride on the party boat on Friday evening. It was a little misty out, but not too bad... We did take jackets and warm blankets with us, it was a good thing! It was a fun ride, we did get rained on a little, but enjoyed it anyway!

Happy 4th of July

Is this nutty or what?? Teresa wanted red, white, and blue nails for the 4th of July... so I helped. We did a layer of white. Then we did blue at the base, then the narrow red stripes. They came out pretty good, if I do say so! We almost forgot to take a picture, though, so this is it - you just have to imagine all 10 fingernails this way!

Sunflowers Growing!

Here are three weeks of growth in the Sunflower Garden at Phoenix Farms.
Teresa and Phillip planted these seeds at the beginning of the season!


The first time we checked on them, Thursday, June 26

This is how they were growing on Thursday, July 10 - before weeding...

Don't they look a lot better AFTER weeding, July 3?

And now, on July 10, they are quite a bit taller!

Teresa took a walk

Teresa went for a walk today, in the back yard. At middle school step-up day, she got a calendar with suggestions of things to do over the summer. She's supposed to do a certain number of things (2 or 3 a month) over the summer... One of the things was to take a walk, and draw or write about what you see. She got some interesting pictures, including this one!