Summertime Fun

We hadn't seen some of the grandchildren for about two months, and guess what. We missed them, so Grandpa Brian took us out to Arctic Circle to eat. He chose this place because of their great milkshakes, one of the few things Grandma Doris could eat with her jaw wired shut. The kids had fun climbing on the play equipment, and we all left with full tummys. Afterwards Paul and Rebecca showed us all the new additions to their backyard. Amazing! I wish I had taken pictures to share with you.




Another day, another trip to Arctic Circle, this time with Kristin and Loren and the kids, Melanie being one of the kids, of course. We had fun, and Loren still had the brace on his broken left arm, so we shared our sad stories and consoled each other.
We went to see Claire, and we found her and Mike and Jenni walking out to their garden in back of the condo. It's wonderful to see these young parents doing those domestic things that didn't interest them much when they were kids. And they're loving it!


Right by the garden area is a playground for Claire, and does she ever love going down the slide all by herself. And she never tires of running around to climb the stairs again for another trip down. She's growing up so fast!