July 7 ~ such a nice gift
July 7 ~ Knox practicing his catching. And pitching.
July 7 ~ Grandpa=practice coach
July 7 ~ daughter Kelly, lady in waiting
July 8 ~ heading to Bible class
July 8 ~ Sunday morning happy feet
July 10 ~ catch of the day
July 10 ~ our favorite Thai food restaurant, Ocha, reopened after a three month hiatus
July 10 ~ assembling a Lego Star Wars star fighter
July 10 ~ finished product ~ he's a pro
July 11 ~ Knox, Elijah, Shelby at the pool ~ Knox prepares to be launched
July 11 ~ splash
July 12 ~ Elijah, bff Anthony, and Knox doing their gaming thing
July 12 ~ Elijah and Anthony have been buddies since almost forever ~ they were next door neighbors until Anthony moved far away several years ago ~ he visits when he can ~ this year he came all the way from Alaska
July 12 ~ their friendship has endured the test of time and distance
July 13 ~ my sweet niece Sarah celebrated her 23rd birthday
July 15 ~ Sunday evening
July 15 ~ the 3 amigos ~ we were saying our goodbyes to Anthony that night before he left to head back to Alaska the next morning ~ however, he ended up missing his flight and couldn't get another one until the 20th
July 16 ~ land of the free ...
July 17 ~
July 18 ~ granddaughter Shelby celebrated her 17th birthday ...
.... with a birthday lunch at Ocha ....
.... and ice cream at Cream City
July 18 ~ you can't go to Cream City without crossing the street afterwards to climb on the train cars at the depot
Elijah ~ photo by Shelby ~ she was having fun trying out the camera on her new phone
July 18 ~ checking out the depot museum
July 18 ~ photo by Shelby on her iPhone X
July 18 ~ photo by Shelby ~ (I think I have iPhone camera envy)
July 18 ~ Shelby and her mom Holly ~ birthday hug
July 19 ~ upheaval in the living room ~ Neil is busy pulling our ancient carpet back and tearing out the particle board which is nailed (oh so many nails!) to the original wood floor so he can repair some floor joists and level the floor ~ after all that we hope to lay a hardwood floor. In the meantime ....
.... demolition ....
.... and upheaval. It'll be worth it.
July 19
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~Terri Guillemets
Lots of great pics of fun events!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's flying by!!
DeleteI didn’t know Anthony missed his flight & was here another several days! Shelby will have to keep sending you pictures. Don has iPhone X (of course!) The pics are great. Can’t wait to see your new floor. Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteWe didn't know he missed his flight either until the three of them popped in on Thursday. Surprised to say the least. He was ready to go home.
DeleteI'd love to have a new phone just for the cool camera! Shelby has a good eye, I think.
I can't wait to see the new floor, too!! Weeks away no doubt.
I'm trying to hang in....
Enjoyed your pics! You will love your new hardwood floor. If your house is dusty like ours, you will be sweeping it every couple of days. Like Jane said, hang in there. The demolition is the worst part!
ReplyDeleteYes, the demo is the worst!! I hate upheaval, but I'm trying to hang in there. It'll be weeks no doubt before we see a new floor.
DeleteWe have plenty of dust to go around. That's the great thing about carpet: it traps the dust and dirt and I can vacuum. But with wood, those dust bunnies collect pretty fast.