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Summertime

Zachary. I think he enjoyed his hotdog. And it was his first try at light sabers. He was a natural!Dallas and Griffin enjoying a game of bags.
Our friend Bill having fun with Griffin.
Amy, Stacey and Dane.
Ben, Caleb and Christian enjoying their hotdogs, chips and grapes.
Roar!!

This summer has been very bazaar weather wise. We had one hot week in June and that was about it. Most of the summer reminded me of Fall in Texas. And today was no different. The skies were filled with big puffy clouds and it was so blue. The sun was warm but in the shade it was cool. We had 3 straight days of rain so we did not know what to expect when we got up this morning. I was so happy to wake up to blue skies especially since we were having some friends over for a cookout. We spent the whole afternoon in the backyard. It was wonderful. Hopefully, we'll have a few more weekends to spend outside before Fall in Illinois hits.

First day of school

Today was the first day of first grade. It was drizzling when we headed off to school which made it fun because we dodged puddles and used our umbrellas. Griffin was not nervous at all and marched right in that school like he'd be going there for years. I was able to walk him to his classroom door but after today, that is not allowed.

It continued to rain most of the day so they had indoor recess. And it was POURING when I went to pick him up. Oh well, it's only 8 houses and a field away so it wasn't that bad.




Our next door neighbors - Sydney, 4th grade and Kennedy, 2nd grade
Griffin and his teacher, Mrs. Ward

We are looking forward to a fabulous year!!

Flowers

Here are a few pictures of flowers found in my backyard.

Tooth

Griffin has had this snaggletooth for the past couple of weeks. It was so loose, it was crooked and looked very funny in his mouth. I was anxious for it to fall out before he started school. So tonight at 7:30pm Dallas got out the handy-dandy needle-nosed pliers and pulled it out! It took just two pulls and not a tear was shed. I was so happy it was out AND so was Griffin. He's got his tooth in a little box right next to his bed just waiting for the tooth fairy. If you remember from an older post, he likes to keep his teeth so he leaves a note for her to please leave the tooth!

Bye bye Bluie

The other day Griffin's beloved fish, Bluie passed from this life to the next. I was surprised to see that Griffin cried over the fish. We buried Bluie under our Ryan tree in the backyard.

RIP Bluie.

Independence Day

We had rainy, cold weather for Independence Day but it didn't stop the Coleman's from having a great party! This was Griffin's first big experience with backyard fireworks and oh my goodness, he LOVED them. Him and Madison were front and center for the show. Oh and sparklers and poppers! They were a huge hit! And it sure is nice that the Coleman's live just a block or two away from prime Ribfest Firework-watching! After the firework show, we went back to the Coleman's and had s'mores. We had a great time!

John and Robbie

Laura and Christian. Cabeb was sick so he was in bed at 7:20. Christian was able to hang with us until 11pm!!The Clark Family
Lady Liberty - oops, I mean Madison
Archie's bag board. I hope it didn't sustain too much damage w/ the festivities.
Griffin and Madison
Sisters - Laura and Amy
Christian - he loved the fireworks after the initial noise-shock wore off!
Amy and Dallas
Griffin and Madison in the front row. Griffin was dancing to the fireworks as they were going off.

Thank God for our country.