Time has slipped by me this month. Whew! Our weeks have been filled with getting our yard into shape and painting the back deck and front porch and just trying to spruce everything up in anticipation of our family reunion that's coming in October. Yes, I know it's still a few months away but I just want to get it all done. Plus we hosted a baby shower for our granddaughter, Summer, who's due in August. It was an outdoor event in our backyard so getting things spruced up for that helped. Of course, if you know me you know that when we plan outdoor things the weather goes to the dogs. The sunny day we were hoping for started out that way but also hot and humid. We made it through the luncheon part but had to gather all the gifts and guests and finish up indoors. The storms came through and the rain fell in buckets. I'm glad we rented a cabin for our family reunion! Not taking any chances! In other news, our grandson, Taylor, came home yesterday from his 2 year mission for the church. He was in Argentina and served a wonderful mission that brought many souls to Christ. We are very proud of him and we're glad he's home safe and sound and ready to finish his college time! He'll head off to BYU in Utah in August but now he's just getting adjusted to home back in Portland, Oregon. Here's a few pics of our past few weeks. My sister is coming for a week starting on this Saturday and I'm really excited to see her and spend the time together. Poor Jack knows there'll be lots of talking, laughing, and just hanging out for the week.
On Saturday, our granddaughter, Driana, and her hubby came down from the Cleveland area where they live to help with her sister's shower on Sunday. But that gave us a chance to gather together and see for the first time, our great grandson Roman! He's so sweet and it was fun to be able to hold him and love on him for a bit! He's 2 months old already!
Being a great YaYa can make you feel a bit old but seeing your child become a Grandpa does make you take a breath or two! Wasn't Jackie just that age not long ago? Well, maybe 50yrs ago!
Sunday afternoon we got the shower for Summer under way.
Tents and tables were set up and the idea was to keep the sun at bay but it got cooler and cloudy and when the rains came down, we went up to the house!
The food was pretty good. This was just our dessert table. There was also chicken salad on croissants and pulled pork, spanikopita, jello salad, coleslaw, chips, and other things! Plenty of food! So even though it rained we made it through the food part and Summer received many lovely gifts to help get her going with her little one. Very thankful for all who came and those that helped.
Summer's having a boy also! Gabriel is his name to be. I'm hoping he and his cousin Roman will be close and share a friendship as well as a cousinship!
Sisters, Summer and Driana. Driana can give her sister some good tips on motherhood!
While the storms raged, the rain didn't stop us from having a good time opening gifts! I was glad we were able to do this for her but also glad when it was over. I was pretty exhausted at the days end! To add some more fun to our week we decided to drive up to Cleveland to see our Church's new Temple that will open officially in August. We intended to just find out how to get there and then walk around the grounds and enjoy the gardens. But we were approached by a couple that said they could take us on a tour of the inside if we wanted. Sure! So we had a lovely, private showing! It's a small but very beautiful Temple and we're so happy to not have to drive to Columbus where the traffic is crazier and Cleveland is only a 55min drive.
Tuesday was sunny and cool and a great day for a little drive. The Temple is really a pretty sight!
These are just a few of the gardens. My photo doesn't do it justice.
Hi Jack! The Temple will be open to the public from June, 18-July 3 before it's dedicated in August. After it's dedicated, only members with a temple recommend can go inside. It's located in Independence on Brecksville road if you're in the Cleveland area. The tour is free of course and it's worth the trip! Now back to preparing my house for guests this weekend and next week. Hopefully more blog material and I won't let so much time go by!
