Sunday, June 29, 2008

The Smiths come to visit upnorth


This weekend the Smith family came to visit us in Beverton at our future homesite. There was a 60% chance of rain but we worked to have a wonderful weekend. Kevin put their tent up first thing on Friday afternoon when they arrived but by that evening we all knew everyone would be sleeping in the fifth wheel. I made supper for everyone and we all just vegged out for the evening. It rained most of the night but we woke up to blue skies on Saturday. The Smiths took a trip down the river on the kiaks. Girls in the red one and the boys took the green one. When they returned we packed up and headed to the beach in town for a picnic and swimming. On our way back to the trailer we stopped for ice cream and seen a quilt show sign. While everyone ate ice cream I went to the quilt show. The ladies in Beverton told me they had a two year waiting list to join their quilt guild so I gave them my name and address and placed my name on the list. By late afternoon the clouds turned black and we had another rain storm. After the rain stopped Greg, Lori, and the kiddies went on another boat trip to treasure island. Supper was made by the Smiths which was pizza sandwiches over the fire. The rain was non stop in the evening so smores were made over my stove. This morning was beautiful and the kids fished all morning before they headed home. It was a great weekend and the rain did not stop us. Enjoy the pictures to the left.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Zoo 2008 with my grandchildren





Each summer I am fortunate enough to take a week off work and spend the days with my grandchildren. Yesterday we went to Frankenmuth and to the wilderness Zoo. It is such a nice zoo to take young children to. It is a 1/3rd of the Detroit Zoo but you get to see a lot of animals. Here are a few pictures from the adventure. Enjoy the rest of the pictures to the right on the blog.