Molly Turns 5!

This sweetheart turned five today! She will start kindergarten in the fall.

Summer Colorado Trip

We were thrilled to get to make our South Fork trip this year after missing it last summer because of all the covid issues in the country. We arrived on July 9 and came home August 6. Mid July we met the kids north of Durango for a week's stay in a VRBO house. Lots of fun and food went down. Brenda and Dominic came another week; they got to stay a week. We celebrated my 65th birthday with them complete with decorated cupcakes and cookies Brenda brought! She's so thoughtful!

We visited with neighbors and attended church services in the park. We also made several day trips to Creede, Pagosa Springs, Del Norte, and Monte Vista (which included the Amish bakery at least twice). We had to have the truck AC repaired one day but had no other issues coming or going on the trip.

2021 Fourth of July

These three weeks or so around the July 4th season give us many opportunities for much family memory-making fun. We had 19 days of food, family, fun, crafts, and fireworks. The weather was great for firework season. We added a water slide this year to our activities for all the little ones. In addition to that we took all of them to a neighbor's pool several times. Marilyn and I fed 14 to 22 people each meal. The boys did four private shows and three city shows. Because of a shortage of fireworks, they did not get all the order in; so what we did have, we sold everything out. Randy's stand closed about 4 PM on the fourth and brought us their leftovers. By the time the boys got home from their shows, we had sold everything in the stand. It was a great year with great stories. 

 Rick and Medical Issues

I thought I would document some issues that have been going on with Rick medically. First he had to do several weeks of chemotherapy cream treatments on his face beginning the first of May. It was not fun! Then the first of this month he had to have some urology surgery which kept him down and not moving much for two to three weeks. However during that time frame on Father's Day, he fell and cracked some ribs (AGAIN!). This was terrible for him. The first three weeks he slept in his recliner. So painful!

During the "ribs" recovery period, he had to go for his post op visit. The surgeon helped him on and off the table. A few days later we had to go for his annual MRI and neurological doctor visit. Finally all the appointments were done. Phew! 

Can I say this man is tough?!

Marlow's Kinder Graduation

Marlow's Pre-K class at daycare had a drive through graduation ceremony this evening. It was complete with cap, gown, and music. We didn't really know what to expect but it was so cute! They called out each child in the vehicle and had lots of hoopla going on. I am so glad I videoed it! We all went to Rosa's afterwards to celebrate.