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July 23, 2019

Tea time

Today, I'm just staying home.  My mom is preparing for a tea party this afternoon.  I wanted to go and be with all the nieces & nephews.  We have one car now (the Subaru was totalled in a car accident July 6th.  Everyone was fine, thank God. We had actually given it to Hannah June 6th, so just 1 month). The boys both slept poorly last night.  One coughing, one teething.  This is life.
My nieces built this boat, The Floating Cheese.  Below, are some others that I thought were neat.
My sister who lives in Canada and her family are in town.
Hard to believe a cardboard boat can hold 3 people and do so well!
A gift for a girl in church, a little hand-me-down pet hospital and toy horse, cat and dog.
After church our boys played.
I'm so happy these guys get along so well.
They are the same age for 3 days.  So just a wee bit less than 12 months apart.
And these 2 are 13 months apart.
Last week, my mom had a tea party for my 12 year old niece.  It was on her actual birthday.
Finger sandwiches, watermelon, tea and macarons! 
The adults sat here.  Yikes.  My oldest daughter is 18.  She's officially an adult. 
The babies.
Just a few minutes after, it rained.
Yesterday, we got our lifetime National Parks pass!  It's FREE for all veterans, so my husband sent his paperwork in last week!

July 16, 2019

The purple bridge

That's the Purple People Bridge that connects Ohio and Kentucky.  You can only walk (or ride a bike or scooter or skateboard, etc. across it, no vehicles), and it's purple, well a bit faded by the sun.
 Under part of the bridge!
And the majestic-looking steamboat getting ready for the daily cruises...
We went to the water spray area to cool off...
And ate the lunch we packed.
Pretty flowers!
Ready to head back, but a fun and free outing.

July 5, 2019

Yesterday

For the first time in a long time I went to the movie theater to see a movie!  Hannah Olivia and I saw Yesterday.  The story is around the songs by The Beatles, who in some strange way have been forgotten and this man, who is the main character, plays and sings their songs beautifully.  Rob had the boys.  
Look who's crawling!
 Nursing on the 4th of July. The pony rides were only $2 each person.
I made these zeppole (minus the ricotta) and fried them in coconut oil. 
I have a new God-daughter she is 9 years old.  She chose a silver cross that's in the very middle here, it was just $24, but tarnished.  One of the girls took it and made a little bowl out of aluminum foil, added baking soda and hot water and now it is beautiful and shiny!
The baptism was Saturday.  Her mom with the baptismal gowns & towels.
The family of 7.  Each of their crosses.
She took St. Hannah as her patron saint.
 Annointing.
 Baby shower for my friend, Maryna!
Our little puddle pool is a great way to cool off.
 Parade on the evening of the 3rd of July!  We watched fireworks, too.  George slept through it.
We got way too much junky candy... it seems so wasteful.
Love that old retro bus!
8 months old now!