4th of July Celebrating

swimming

eatingdogs

family

fireworks

Parties, Food, People, Play & and whole lot of Fun!

Friends of Brandi and Matt provided their beautiful home and yard to entertain us on Saturday before we left. Birthdays and anniversaries in June were celebrated.

Most everyone spent a lot of time in the pool.  Great grandma had to stay out of the sun.  Sitting in the shaded patio with fan above was my favorite place. 

  

Surprise, Surprise when a Scottish  man appeared playing his bagpipe.  The Bagpiper was a birthday gift from Brandi to Matt (who loves to hear Bagpipers).. 

Matt and Justin cooked up a Shrimp Bowl in a BIG pot. It's ingredients is shrimp, potatoes, sausage and corn on the cob.  It was delicious.

Brandi had some baby pictures of those who had a birthday or anniversary in June and read facts that happen on the June dates. We played name the babies.  After the game the cake was cut and served.  This was Brandi's fun idea. She called her Mom ,Sandy, for help and she gathered and provided the facts that were needed.  Thanks, Sandy, we wish you could  have been there , too..

I got  feeling sporty and Pam and Matt let me shoot some baskets. Out of 3 shots I actually made one basket.  Then Pat and I played ping pong a couple of times.  I can't remember the last time I played. I think Pat could not believe that I could hit the ball more than once.  Of course, he would win like 21 to 4. 

                                                                                            It was a fun party, right B?

Lexi's baptism day on June 11, 2010

Lexi and her family

Her Uncle Justin talked about Baptism. Her Dad baptized Lexie. Aunt Sheila told her about the Holy Ghost.



Lexie has a very happy mother this Special day.

Lexi's family (on her Mom's side) that attended her baptism.
Pat and Merrilee Beals, Aunt Sheila Heap and Baylee and Great Grandma Lax.



Brandi sewed a special bag to carry her new scriptures. She received other nice gifts.
Some were rings, a special bracelet and a ring box (to hold her rings when not wearing them).
Grandma Vanderwalker and Great Grandma picked the same cards because the girl on the cards looked like Lexi.

Charleston South Carolina

I really enjoyed being a tourist in Charleston.  I was so happy to have Sheila take me there and B with me.
We ate breakfast at a place named Toast.  I ate eggs, grits and country ham.  Across from where we were seated was a case full of desserts.  We could not help thinking of grandma Carrie's coconut cakes.  We planned to come back later for a piece of coconut cake but did not get back there.

 Sheila ate Crab cakes & fried green tomatoes with eggs. 


Oh yes, we had to have an evening meal at Bubba Gump place.  The waiter quizzed us about different
things about Forrest and Sheila answer all questions but one.  She forgot Jennie's name.


Oh my goodness I just discovered that My youngest grand-daughter is taller than me.



B took a picture of me by this fountain which was in our hotel patio. We stayed in the Mill House.



We toured some sites from a mule pulled carriage.  We saw beautiful old homes, gardens and churches. 
Our guide was very good and told us a lot of history about what we were looking at.

Playing the 6th picture game...

Here is the 6th picture ever posted to this blog.

The birthday girl, Sandy, with her granddaughter, Anna.