YESTERDAY
Our 4th of July weekend was a little bit out of the ordinary for me. Our grandson, Joey, had a three baseball game tournament on Saturday, so the family barbeque was rescheduled for today, Sunday. The lakeside park where he played was full of families watching the many baseball games. In another part of the park, there was a carnival with music floating through the air and the sounds of kids laughing and shrieking with delight. Food and drinks were shared among the families gathered on the grass to watch our team. It was fun being there and it was a nice breezy day. Afterwards we came to our house (we live the closest to the park) and ordered pizzas since this was not pre-planned. Joey had a couple of friends with him and they were quite impressed that a famous football player lived across the street from his grandma. So, off they trudged with paper and pen in hand to get autographs. I wish I had filmed it. They were striding along confidently. That is until they got to his door and then the pushing started, each kid encouraging another to be the one to knock on the door. They came back too shy to finish their task. I said to them that they had two choices. They could tell their friends that they went to get an autograph, but chickened out. Or they could tell their friends that they knocked on HIS door. They discussed it and then back they marched. Unfortunately he did not answer his door even though the kids could see there were people inside. They were both relieved and disappointed. It was pretty cute and the evening sitting out around a patio table laughing and talking made me quite happy.
TODAY
Is there anything sweeter than the head of an almost two year old?
The official 4th of July barbeque took place at my son's house. He has a big backyard full of things for the kids to do. Weather was perfect, the kids were happy and the food was traditional and yummy.
Here is the annual photo of the kids in their red, white and blue.
Here is a photo of the moms trying to get the little ones to smile.
It was such a beautiful early evening we decided to forego the highways. Our ride home took us through backroads and old towns and farmlands. The normal 40 minute drive took us almost two hours, but it was so wonderful to drive along with the windows rolled down and the fresh air in our faces. I even had my camera with me so I could share this wonderful old tumbledown barn with perfect patina.
Is it a sign of recession or the natural progression of things?
And what about this mailbox? Is the owner just thrifty or down on his luck?
I hope your holiday was wonderful.
I'll bet that barn has a "Made in China" tag on it somewhere.
Posted by: luftmensch | Sunday, 05 July 2009 at 10:27 PM
To Luft: Maybe that is why it is so broken down...someone tried to turn it over to see the tag "Made in China" on the bottom.
Posted by: ginnycartersmallenburg | Sunday, 05 July 2009 at 11:06 PM
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend! Those barns are begging to be photographed! We have lots of run down old barns here too - mainly from being unused sheep shearing sheds.
Posted by: Rachel Greig | Monday, 06 July 2009 at 05:41 AM
First, I loved the two year old hair... and then all the younguns but the best was the mom's trying to get them to smile! And oh that mail box with the duct tape!! Too funny!
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Posted by: Dot McQuade | Monday, 06 July 2009 at 05:06 PM
I almost want to move into that barn!! Okay...maybe just see it in person. And that mailbox. Wow! Maybe that belongs to a very happy mixed media artist! LOL!
Posted by: Seth | Tuesday, 07 July 2009 at 12:05 AM
I well remember the multi-game baseball tournements! Enjoy watching the little guys while you can. And, great photo of the mom/kids photo shoot!
Posted by: Connie Lutz | Tuesday, 07 July 2009 at 12:48 AM
oh my gosh what cute kids!
Posted by: Greta Young | Saturday, 11 July 2009 at 02:04 AM