August is moving right along and so are some birthday wishes. Yesterday our Grandson Cameron turned 17. Wow, wasn't he just a little guy? We joined with his Mom and sister and his other Grandparents, along with our son Jack (his Dad!) to watch him blow out those candles in one fell swoop!
He's a great kiddo who's quiet like his Dad and also super smart. They just found out he's the top of his class! He also works at a local Dairy Queen and loves his video games. Typical teen! Love you Cam! Happy Birthday! Here's some of the other players in this celebration:
His Mom, Stephanie. Even though she and my son are divorced, everyone gets along and we celebrate these times together. I'm grateful for that with no drama!
His sister Summer. Notice the artwork on the walls? Many of those are Summer's! She's very talented and this party room is a great place to display her work!
Summer and her Dad along with her constant companion, Happy!
Cameron opening his presents next to his Grandpa Jerry on one side and PawPaw (Jack) on the other. We gave the gift that keeps on giving...you know, money! It was a nice evening after the storms that rolled through our area. Cleveland really got hit hard with rain and wind and lots of outages and damages. We got the much needed rain but no problems, thankfully. Not much else really happening around these parts but watching the garden start to produce.
Green beans are coming in and soon the canner will be humming along. We've enjoyed the fresh off the vine tomatoes. I dream of these all winter! I know it means work with picking, making sauce, canning and such but they make me smile in the winter seeing them all lined up on the shelf in those glass jars!
Not sure if you can see the rain in this pic but we're very grateful the storms that have passed through and given us and the farmers some relief. It's been a hot summer and the humid days are not my favorites but cooler temps are heading this way over the weekend and I'll enjoy that! However,
I know it's still 46 days away...not that I'm counting...but the stores are already gearing up for that season of candy, pumpkins, and ghouls!
Witches hats and jack-o-lanterns are lining the shelves.
Ghoul blend and pumpkin pie M&M's...Yes Please!!! I read a meme that said, "I like sweater weather more than sweaty weather"! I have to agree but I'm really going to try and enjoy this last month of Summer. We have a few activities that include a barbeque and a trip to Lake Erie in the next few weeks along with a visit from our kiddos in Oregon at the end of this month to help us celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Hopefully that will be a blog worthy post to end August! Until then I'll be on the lookout for something to write home about! Sweaty hugs from Ohio!
