Pool visit with Max and Lis....FUN!!!

 This pool is so fun on a hot day it is hard to stay away from!!  So easy to just walk across the street and play all day....or at least until Max needs to go home for a nap!!

4th of July

Nothing fancy like my cousin Carole does.....just a simple day with the kids in the back yard of their home in Puyallup. Even the fireworks were simple snakes, smoke bombs, bees and snappers. Easy....fun....relaxing......and of course being with 3 cute kids made for a nice day. We had movies in the yard, walked the neighborhood to see fireworks, slept overnight and had squritgun fights in the morning.

A visit to the park!

Everyone came to Alissa's house to check out the new park.  We didn't go into the pool area today...just played at the playground.  Everything is free except the wave pool.  It was fun to explore the new toys.

Playing dressup is fun for everyone!!

When the kids come over for a visit they all love to get into my FANCY stuff!

New Park Opens Kandle Park, Tacoma

 There is a new park directly across the street from Alissa's house.  It is just opening.....the pool won't open until later in June.  It is wonderful.....  We walked over for a preview of the fun to come!

A WEEK of babysitting!!

Alissa had a chance to join Dan on a business trip in Las Vegas......so I took Max for SEVEN DAYS!!!  A baby really keeps you busy and makes you tired.  I guess that is why we have our own children when we are young!!  Good thing the little guy is so cute!
   Here are a few pictures from our time together.........he was a corrected age of 1 year during this visit.

My Reason for Coming Home!!

I am WAY behind on blogging here.....so over the next few days I will be catching up.  Please check in for updates..........this one should have been posted back in May!!

Even though my trips to see the world are very wonderful......I have these special things waiting for me at home.  Here are my GRANDS in the Turkish garb I brought home for them.

Pretty darn cute!!!