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CHURCH PICNIC!

On Sunday, we attended our Church picnic. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. I shall now share a few photos...

Vinny with her friends Abigayle and Sawyer. Abigayle and Sawyer are cousins. Vinny was a face painter during the picnic.

Mitchell hanging out with a few friends.

Vinny painting Maddy's cheek.

Patrick got a mustache.

And a tiny beard.

Maddy got a hammer head shark.

Patrick's good friend Chris was home from Clemson for fall break. He happens to belong to our church and came to the picnic.

Mitchell, Chris, Patrick and Maddy.

I took a picture of Father Frank taking a picture of me.

After lunch, Patrick and Maddy hit the dance floor.

After face painting, Vinny worked the bouncy slide.

One of our favorite people at church is Pauline. She is the nicest lady in the world. 

Did I mention that Pauline is really tiny? Remember, Maddy is 5'4. 

Happy Wednesday!

MARINE CORPS SILENT DRILL TEAM

This amazing group performed at the 9/11 event on Sunday. I have truly never seen anything like this. My battery died so I did not get all of it. Prepare to be impressed.

 

BACK TO SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY PARTY!

Man, that title is a mouth full. A week ago, after mass, the kids were invited to attend a party with the Youth Ministry. If you are not aware of what the Youth Ministry is, well, it is a youth group through our Catholic Church. Mitchell's age group will meet once a week and Vinny's meet once a month. We decided to all go including Patrick. I of course, took a few million photos some of which I will share with you, my devoted readers.

Vinny in a boat full of boys. Mitchell was behind them and Patrick was on the side of the pool to make sure there was no funny business.

Patrick waiting in line for the diving board.

Me and my honey.

Mitchell jumping on to a giant inner tube.

 

Eric with Father Ted.

Father Ted watching Mitchell.

Part of the group.

Patrick jumping on to the giant inner tube.

These two crazy boys are flipping while one is on the other one's shoulders. Crazy!

Patrick landing in the giant inner tube.

Saying grace before dinner.

And, more kids saying grace. Mitchell is on the diving board. 

It was such a great day! Thank you to the Sipple family for hosting the party and thank you to Alison for inviting us!

MY BIRTHDAY!

Sorry for no post yesterday! Due to my new birthday present, I was unable to post. So, you want to see what my lovely husband and my wonderful kids gave me?

First, the beautiful, yummy cake! So good. Now, the gift... drum roll please...

A new HP Laptop! Excuse the fingerprints. It is much prettier than it looks. 

And, the inside.

The keys are backslid but this photo does not show it well.

That is it for the birthday photos. I know, you are shocked. We did go out to dinner on Thursday since Mitchell was due to go on a chorus trip to Kentucky on Friday through Sunday. Turns out the trip was cancelled due to the weather in Kentucky. On my actual birthday I had a very sore back which is left over from the Mosh Pit.

So, I am now 48! I feel like I am 68 most days but very thankful to have made it another year!

THE REAL 4TH OF JULY!

Since Patrick had to work on Sunday, we just hung around, did a little swimming and waited for him to get home. Then a couple of his friends came over in time for fireworks. We had saved a few from the night before. Before we could lite our fireworks we had to wait to finish bidding on Patrick's new car (more on that later). While we waited, we watched from our backyard, the fireworks that were from Walnut Grove Plantation. And now for the photos....

Mitchell resting his eyes.

My adorable Vinny!

Mitchell.

Patrick resting his eyes.

Leah, Cristy, Patrick & Mitchell.

Amber & Vinny.

Mitchell, Patrick, Cristy, & Leah.

Being very goofy!

Cristy & Leah!

Charlie watching the kids with an eye on Ebay.

 
The view from the backyard.

Fireworks over the pool!

Making our bid on the car.

Then we moved to the front yard to shoot off our fireworks. That is me in the driveway helping Mitchell.

That is it for the 4th festivities. I hope you had a great holiday. Tomorrow, back to New Hampshire!

STARS & STRIPES!

I love doing fireworks in South Carolina! It is legal to do the big kind that go up in the air. We buy bigger and better ones every year!

 

Tomorrow photos from the real 4th of July! 

A LITTLE BREAK~

I have decided to take a little break from my New Hampshire posts. I want to get the 4th of July photos posted before Christmas. So, we spent the night of July 3rd across the street with our neighbors. We did this last year and had so much fun, decided to do it again. So, here you go...

Mitchell before the fireworks.

The neighbor kids.

More kids.

Mitchell, Charlie, & Ray the neighbor.

Patrick joined us when he got off work. He and Mitchell helping with the show.

Patrick, Charlie, Ray, & Mitchell.

Patrick & Charlie. Vinny was not with us, she was with her BFF Abby.

Stop by tomorrow and see the works!

LAST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL~

Patrick had a few friends over on the last day of High School. One of his friends brought an underwater camera. Yes, I so want one now! As you can imagine, there are hundreds of photos. I have cut down the number quite a bit and yet there are still more than I can post in one day. So, today is the first post of many to come. These photos are not underwater; you will have to wait for those. Enjoy!

Leah!

Patrick

Mitchell

Mitchell again.

Kelly, Leah, Anna (who owns the camera) Cristy, and Vinny.

The gang!

Leah.

More of the gang.

Leah, Anna, Cristy, Kelly & Patrick.

Leah!

Have a great weekend!

WII!!!!!!!!!

After the corn hole, we went inside and played a little Wii Bowling.

Kelly!

Michael

Anna

Sam

The Peanut Gallery!

That is all for Saturday. Have a great weekend!

CORN & CORNHOLE

The Graduation Party was a great success. Even the weather was beautiful. The food was great, especially the corn and the company was awesome! After dinner we played a little cornhole.

The family and the neighbors.

The food.

The gang.

Our wonderful neighbor, Dick with Anna and Christy. Then it was time for a little Cornhole. If you have never played this fun game, I highly recommend it. The girls played against the boys! I cannot remember who won.

 

The young man standing up in the white t-shirt is Levi. He had just arrived home from completing Infantry School with the Marines.

Michael & Kelly

Our wonderful neighbors, Val, Paul, Jesse, Aeryn and Aunt Anna.

Anna, Jess, & Aeryn

Aeryn

Jesse

Mitchell, Levi, Patrick and Ben.

Vinny kept score.

Sam took this great photo of Vinny!

Believe it or not, there is more fun to share. Stop by tomorrow!