Day Two Hundred Thirty Seven 2010

Video Mania

Grandson Elijah is four years old and has already mastered the video game controls on Play Station 2. He brought over his Scooby Doo game today and played off and on most of the afternoon. (I think the last video game I played was Pong.) By 3:30 he was ready to go outside and jump around on the trampoline for a while with his old granny. Now that I know how to play.

Day Two Hundred Thirty Six 2010

Something To Celebrate Among The Weeds In My Backyard

My backyard is feeling neglected these days, but I discovered a few spots of beauty. It is there. You just have to look for it.

Day Two Hundred Thirty Five 2010

They Eat Bugs, Don't They?

These spiders have set up housekeeping in the bushes beside my daughter Holly's front door. I think they are called garden spiders. They are probably three inches long. There are at least five of them camping out in her bushes on one side of the porch, and they weave the most interesting webs. When I leaned in to snap their pictures, I figured one of them would suddenly leap at me and latch onto my face. Just being near them made the hair stand up on my arms and the back of my neck. Holly isn't going to attempt to shoo them away. After all, they do eat bugs. Which goes to show you God made everything for a reason. Sweet dreams, y'all!

Day Two Hundred Thirty Four 2010

Sunday Postcards From Cream City

Sound advice from a sticker on a shop window in artsy West Side across from the train depot in my town.

Niece Sarah, daughter Kelly, sister Jane and niece Julia (and moi) gathered at the Cream City Ice Cream Shop for a tasty frozen and/or icy treat this afternoon.

The girls brought Pictionary. We had some laughs looking through the old drawings, trying to figure out what words they could mean. Not much luck with that, so we made new drawings.

Julia in silhouette with the train depot in the background.

Like sand through the hour glass .... Sarah watches time slipping away. Our time did fly by. It always does because we have so much fun hanging out together. Would loved to have taken more pics, but my cell phone battery died. Looking forward to the next time, peeps!

Day Two Hundred Thirty Three 2010

Party! Elijah Celebrates His 4TH Birthday

Grandson Elijah turned 4 years old on Tuesday, August 17. Today he celebrated with a party at his house with lots of family to cheer him on.

The giant water slide is always a big hit at his Summer time birthday parties.

Elijah and his cousin Matthew splash in the pool at the bottom of the slide. Too cool!

I love this look on his face when his daddy started lighting his candles. Priceless.

He waited patiently to blow out his four candles while we serenaded him with the birthday song.

Big smiles from the birthday boy and his sister Shelby.

This happy kid is excited to be 4.

The Scooby Doo cake, made by Holly's friend Tammy, was delicious as always.

He couldn't wait to dig into his presents. He opened all his birthday cards, too.

The loot! Lots of new clothes and a bunch of cool toys.

The kids each took a whack at the Scooby pinata.

The mad dash to collect the scattered candy. Woo hoo! This party was great fun.

Happy Birthday, Elijah! Hope you have a totally fun year growing up to be five. Love you more than I can say and so proud to have an awesome grandson like you!