Part 2 ~ Grandchildren, Birthdays, and Birdhouses
Can you think of a better birthday gift than having this crew show up on my doorstep? The holiday/birthday weekend was wonderful! Aren't they growing up?!
Sarah, Eric, and the five children drove in from Georgia; and Hannah and Christopher drove in from Michigan! Fun times!
When I was growing up, my parents worked at a company that gave their employees the week of July 4th off every year, so we celebrated my birthday all vacation week in the Smoky Mountains and Gatlingburg, TN...every year!
Little did Tom know when we got married that I was accustomed to celebrating my birthday for a whole week! LOL! He does a great job of stretching out all the fun....
Sarah was in the kitchen making a mini 6-inch birthday cake...aaah so special to have her in the kitchen again!
Just perfect having both girls working together. I miss scenes like this!
Here's the cake all finished and decorated and ready for me to blow out the candles!
While everyone was here visiting, Jonathan wanted to have us all over to his house for a meal. So we all loaded up and made the trek 25 minutes south of us. There's his house in the distance:
Here's Chef Jonathan performing his magic!
What he fixed for us:
Seated around his table for a nice meal!
The red/white/blue S'more trifle! Oh my goodness!
Christopher and Hannah relaxing after the wonderful meal. So good to see them together:
One of the special activities Tom/Grampa planned for the kids was building a birdhouse in Grampa's Workshop (lots of pre-visit prep!). All the kids were super excited!
Here's the master woodworker with the newest member of the family looking on:
Grampa had plenty of helpers directing the little ones...much needed! It was a hubbub of activity!
Hannah watched little Miss L play with her birdhouse pieces:
The kids loved using the drill:
Almost done! Her dad helping her drill:
Everyone lined up with their finished birdhouse projects, complete with their favorite color and their initial. Even the littlest munchkin got his own birdhouse!
Thank you, Grampa, for an exciting productive activity...now Daddy will have to find spots in their yard for 5 birdhouses!!! LOL!
What July 4th visit would be complete without some slip and slide water fun:
Or a trip to the ice cream shop for some birthday ice cream:
Or some fireworks:
And sparklers:
The weekend came to an end sooo quickly! We loved it all! Here we are saying goodbye to Sarah...until next time!
~ Deb
Next up: Spring and Early Summer Happenings ~ Part 3
Summer Visit from my Sister
Looks like you are having fun with all of your family.Love how you celebrate your birthday for a week.
Meal at Jonathan's looks yummy.
Posted by: Tammy C | Friday, July 21, 2023 at 08:35 PM
Those little ones had such a great time at Granny and Grandpa's house. Heard all about it when they got back.
Chef Jonathan is welcome to cook for us anytime! His meals look amazing!
Glad you had such a nice birthday and that both girls were able to make it with their families.
Posted by: victoria | Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 03:32 PM