Wednesday, July 20, 2011

4th of July Fireworks & Lunch with the Family

We didn’t just lay back and do nothing the weekend of the 4th – I worked the Woodville 4th of July Celebration. Cadence’s team had a booth there to sell candy/pop/water/suckers/bracelets, etc to raise money for their accounts.

I think the booth came together nicely!!

















The night before the 4th, Toledo had its fireworks display – so we went over to my friend Shannon’s, cooked out, watched fireworks had a good time. After Toledo’s fireworks, we watched another show Johnny put on with the fireworks they had bought – East Side style – in the road…ha!

4th of July in my family means lunch at Gramma’s campground. We all drive out to her place, play games, cook food & eat.

There’s always at least one conflict involved, last year it was the cousins with an uncle, this year it was my siblings & I w/my mom.

Sometimes it’s funny – you know, when it’s not you…but mostly it’s expected. Though, I will say the year I was at Sarah’s instead, was pretty awesome. No conflicts and everyone left happy. Weird.

It was a hot weekend, but so worth it to be with the family and great friends!

Getting ready to go to GG's
Shannon

Dennis & B


Kennedy & Shannon

Shannon & Kennedy

Shannon, Johnny & Kennedy

 

 

Johnny lighting off more fireworks

 

Shannon's party
Kennedy
Bryleigh & Aiden @ Gramma's

Mindy & Aunt Vicki

Aunt Vicki & Gramma

Randi & Lisa

Alan & Jenny

Colin, Taevion, Dj & Bry

Matt & Uncle Jay

Cadence & Heaven
Mindy & Matt

Mom, Gramma & Aunt Vicki

Randi & Aiden

Lisa, Alan, Me, Mom

the family  <3

Taevion

Gramma

Matt, Maizen & Angie
Angie, Uncle Jay, Randi, Heaven & Dj

Malachai & Heaven

Jenny & Alan

Taevion & Malachai

Taevion, Alan, Malachai

Best Friends = Family

When we moved to Millbury from Toledo and had to switch school systems, I was in my junior year of high school. I.was.not.happy.
Lisa was in 5th and Alan was in 3rd. I really don’t know how hard it was for them to adjust because I was going through my own things.
Actually, Lisa took to it well if I recall correctly. She loved it. During her time at Lake, she made a lot of good friends, but there are two, Jody & Stephanie, who are her closet friends, even now.

The girls are all so close, they’re like my younger sisters. Jody & I take our kids trick or treating together, my kids call Stephanie, Aunt Stephanie & her kids call me Aunt Missy. We go to b/day parties & when we get together at any time for anything, we pick up right where we left off.

Stephanie’s oldest son, Dane, celebrated his birthday a few weeks ago…the kids ran around in and out of the house – played Red Rover and were completely exhausted by the time we left.

As evidenced below – a good time was had by all…especially the birthday boy!

Bryleigh
Dane, Bryleigh & Taevion
Dane
Dane..I love this pic!



Party in the house


Malachai


Stephanie


Presents!!

Birthday Boy


Who needs the birthday boy - we'll check out the stuff ourselves!


Chai, Cai, Jai


Family...who says you have to share dna to be related??