The beach

We just got back from a long weekend in Virginia Beach. It was awesome. Got to see my sister, Dina, which was wonderful. Her hubby, Steve, is off training to drive a big rig. Julie & Cliff went with us. We stayed at a hotel right on the beach. Woke up and went to sleep each night to the wonders of God. There is something very relaxing about the sounds of the waves. Julie did a drawing for a "chalk the walk" event on the cement boardwalk. I might be bragging, but I think she did a great job! She drew "I Dream of Jeannie" pic. We had a blast and were grateful for the relaxing time away.

4th of July weekend

We had a family picnic on Sunday, the 6th of July. We went to Urbana Park and roasted hot dogs. Scott did the grilling and the tables were full of baked beans, pasta salad, potato salad, bowl of mixed fruit, my Mom's great iced tea, lemonade, water, and cokes. For dessert, we had a brownie surprise made and decorated by Chris. Round cookie sheet with brownie, layer of cream cheese filling, banana, strawberries, and a drizzling of chocolate. I could eat one right now. We played in the parking lot - bouncing balls, playing keep away, throwing frizbees (one died - literally cracked up from our playing), and I gave scooter rides to Abby and Stephanie. Chris said I was the biggest kid of all - which I took as a compliment. There are city folks and country folks - we definitely consider ourselves country folks. Chris said city folks come to the park to play in the grass and country folks come to the park to play in the parking lot. After we packed up, we were still standing in the parking lot. Our kids decided we needed to do this at least once a month. So we're looking at August to return to the park. It was a great day of family and fun. Can't wait for the next one. Thanks God for giving us the gift of family.