"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose."
The day after we came home from the beach was our Family Reunion, from my Dad's side of the family. It is so hard to get everyone together. We took Cole, Carter, Chloe and Cali with us. Christopher, Troy and Bethany were at Messiah's soccer camp and Jen and Jake were waiting for the arrival of the baby. We had a good time visiting with aunts, uncles and cousins. Our family is getting smaller in one way and larger in another, if that makes sense. Older ones are leaving us but new ones are being born almost every year.
"Praise the sea, on shore remain."
As always, I took so many pictures. It is so hard to decide which ones to post. I recommend this beach to everyone. It is so close to everything and only 8 miles from the boardwalk at Wildwood. The shops in the small town were great. They weren't the junk shops that you see on the boardward. There was an Irish store that I went to several time and bought earrings. The only thing that was a little disappointing is the fact that there were no shells to collect on the beach. That is one of my favorite things to do. I love walking the beach in the morning and evening to collect shells. But, I would go there again in a hearts beat!
"Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things that we like."
Last week were on vacation at Stone Harbor, NJ with Troy, Bethany, Camryn and Bethany's parents. I have never been there before. It was beautiful! Such clean beaches and towns It is definitely a family place. Camryn was in a Baby Parade, but for the most part, we just relaxed and had fun. Camryn just loved it! She was the best baby and enjoyed running around the beach chasing the sea gulls.
"Twinkle, twinkle little boy, how you fill my heart with joy."
"A Miracle has come to be with this addition to our Family Tree. . . . Welcome Jack"
Our 8th grandchild, 4th grandson, was born Sunday July 25th at 6:44PM. He weighs 8 pounds 10 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long. We saw him today and he is just precious. I could have held him all day. He was wide awake and looking all around. Unfortunately, the older 2 were not excited to meet him. They looked at him, but that was about it.
A lot has been going on in their house. My daughter-in-law developed kidney stones and has been very ill for the past week. She was so glad to have the baby early, so now it's onto getting rid of the stones. The kids have had a few different people helping out and things just aren't the same for them. Things will be just fine when everything returns to normal, except for the fact that they will be EXTRA busy!
"Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while."
This little guy was really trying to keep me cool on a very hot day. He kept coming up on the deck with water to pour on my feet. It felt so good, when he actually got the water ON my feet! Isn't he just PRECIOUS?!!
"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."
The boys always like to play basketball in the pool. They sometimes get into squabbles over it, but generally have a good time. Neither one of them are a very good shot. Good thing they like wrestling instead!
