Perfect Summer Dayzzzzz

Summer's winding down....

                  Night swims, as perfect as they were....   are becoming a thing of the past....

 Our bedroom faces the pool and Gracie lays in the cool of the house watching us and sometimes       barking, telling us enough is enough, come in with your dog already!

lights from the deck shining on the bedroom window.....

                     

It's been a fun year, with the added deck being just what was needed to make it as close to perfect as it could possibly be...

Gracie says: 

I will be here behind Dad's chair until I hear one of the magic words:  Walk.  Dairy Queen Ice Cream.  Buick. Play. Wally. Chickie Bird.  Go.  Lindsey.  Mailman.  UPS. FedEx.  Jackie. Walk. Doggie. Supper.  Treats.  Bunny.  ...  Did I say walk?

Because of the Smiles.

I ask myself why

  

Why do I go through all this work for a simple 38th birthday celebration?  And what's with all the cars and construction work?  

The answer is simple.  The kids.  I love to see the kids laughing and excited.

Jake and Jasper's dad drives for Fed Ex... so I had to include the Fed Ex truck....

The kids had a blast though...

And I really had fun putting it all together

Looks like the FedEx truck might be stuck in a snow drift... lol

Jasper teases me all the time.  I'll ask him what my name is and he will say "Jim".  haha!  

So now, as soon as he sees me he wants gum.  And so I 'bribe' him.  "what's my name?" I say.  He gets this ornery big smile on his face and then (since he really wants the gum) he'll say "GRAMMY!"  Then, I say... "Do you love me?"  and he says "YES!" and he gives me the biggest hug!!  He's so cute.  

First, we sang happy birthday....

And then, one by one starting with the littlest first, they each chose a matchbox car to take home, filling their bags till they were all gone.  

Wish our littlest could have been here.  He loves construction trucks and toys....  

Love my grand-angels so much!

Thirty-Eight means I'm Old

Today I share with you this post from six years ago...

click here >  WET OATMEAL KISSES  < click here

A lot has changed since then.  

 The following badge I found on Facebook and it brought a tear to my eye, it looks like my boy Jack at that age.  (Where have the years gone!)  When he was that age the simple fix for a hurt was to cover it with a band aid or kiss it and make it better.  The quote could not be more appropriate to describe my feelings these days... 

The boy has grown to be a man.  He excels in honesty and integrity and has a strong work ethic.  He loves God and he loves his family.  I am truly undeserving but surely blessed to call him son.  

Happy 38th Birthday Jack!