Grandma's Summer Camp

What would Grandma's Camp be without paint! Here we are mixing equal parts of cornstarch and water. Adding neon colors. Judy and Ryan loved to watch it mix up.

Time for the clothes to come off!

Judy got right into it and Aaron is wondering what the heck she is doing!

It didn't take him long to figure it out!

Katie wasn't shy either.

She especially loved painting her legs!

That got Ryan into thinking - good idea - body paint!

Katie looks like a real artist. Looks like she is painting a river.

Time to clean up! Oh they all took turns with the hose.

Yeah- making memories.
That's what it's all about!
Also a big thanks to Jenny!

The Nursery and Grandkids

Today is Sunday and we went to see
Auntie Jan and Kimmie in the nursery!
Katie loved the treats!

She is a little shy and was a little worried when she saw so many
people in the room.

BUT...Katie is adorable!

My new camera can now get all the really good shots!
Mmmm...good!

Ryan is simply all grown up.
He enjoyed the lesson on FAMILY
and enjoyed coloring his picture.

Is this a poster boy or what?
He is only 3 yrs old and looks like he should be in kindergarten already!

This is the "where is Waldo" shot.
Ryan was in "car heaven" when they
opened up the toy cabinet.

I sure enjoyed getting Judy ready for church - new dress and all.
She is so fun to "doll" up each day and
Judy really enjoyed the nursery too.

I didn't know that she could color or even liked to.
She really enjoyed working on this artwork!

Now of course we were watching Aaron.
He isn't really eating a crayon.
We just gave it to him for the picture.

Kimmie could REALLY watch Aaron!

No more eating crayons! Really.


Give this boy any toy and he is in hog heaven.


TOO CUTE for words!


Aaron WAS good for something in the nursery, after all.
We just gave him the A-O-KAY and he peeled off all the
gum he found under the tables.
What a guy.

Thanks Auntie Jan and Kimmie for a fun day
at the nursery!

Aaron/Jacob - Judy/Grandpa

Well, Jacob and Grandpa are back from camping for the week.
Aaron LOVES Jacob!

This boy wouldn't stop laughing!
I think Jacob actually enjoyed playing with Aaron
because he was so happy.

They played telephone or microphone with the remote controller!

Jacob would eat that thing every time Aaron offered it to him.
He giggled and giggled.

All of a sudden it got Judy's attention too!

You'll notice in the back ground that Judy noticed that Grandpa was taking a nap.
Jacob and Aaron pose for the "shot".

"Hi Grandpa. Are you sleeping?"
Grandpa would talk back to her in a crazy, funny voice.
She would bend down and laugh and laugh.

"Wake up, Grandpa!"

They got to playing with this talking toy.
It made Judy so happy.

Judy was so happy that Grandpa wasn't sleeping after all.
They played and talked for quite a while.
Judy LOVES Grandpa - and
Grandpa LOVES Judy!

HURRY BACK RACHEL!

It seems so lonely in Rachel's bedroom. She's gone now, you know.
I hate that story.

There is nothing in the bathroom that even shows a trace she was here.

Here is an episode of Hannah Montana.
This was Rachel's favorite show while she was here.
Notice the empty chair.

This is the famous apple tree.
Whenever Rachel was hungry - she ran out to the apple tree
and picked as many as she wanted.

Well, I am told that all good things come to an end.
Her mom and brothers came to take her back home.
(Driving away after three weeks) I hate that story.
Rachel is in this car. I can see her waving back to me.

After they drove away -I walked back to the house and I saw this posted on my door.

A little closer look reveals the true message of those fun days we spent together.

I love you too RACHEL!


I really LOVE YOU and MISS YOU!

So - you ask - "what's next?"
Glad you asked that....but you'll just have to wait and see!
I heard there's more grandkids on the way to spend a week with Grandma!

"HURRY BACK RACHEL!"
Love, Grandma Cookies

RACHEL AND THE DOLLS

The truth of the matter is this... I AM REALLY the LOVER of dolls. Dolls - dolls and more dolls. When Rachel got here I couldn't wait to show her all my dolls.
She simply loved them. Whoa - That made me so happy!
(side note: look at how young Rachel looks here compared to the last picture when she was here for 2 weeks) (but wait until you get to that last picture to look!)

Rachel had so much fun putting the dolls into pairs and lining them up and
pretending just like I had hope that she would.

She even played with them upstairs.

Then Ashlie came over and we put up a new doll house. Now the fun really began!

Dolls - dolls and more dolls!
The blanket over the area in the back was like a tent for the doll "village".

Then when Madison was here, the girls decided to make paper dolls or
fairies to hang over the doll village. That blanket would come down!

They spent the whole day doing crafts and creating the paper dolls.

Here is Ashlie, Madison and Rachel.

Looks like the dolls are ready to hang!

Emily came over to play with the dolls. These dolls got a lot of attention! Sweet!
See the paper dolls swinging in the breeze of the fan!

Then one day Rachel and I went shopping. We actually found a special doll just for Rachel.
She liked it. Rachel really liked it!

The doll in the red dress even had her hair cut just like Rachel!

Rachel decided that this would be her very special doll. We talked about it for a little while and she decided to keep her here. For some reason she thought the doll would be safer.
Hmm.. I wonder if she thought her brothers might cut off her eyelashes or take the scissors to her hair. What a funny thought!
But then again - Rachel is pretty darn smart.
I decided to believe her - so the doll stays here!