Wednesday - July 17

Hi……about time to catch up on this blog and share some photos after our week at Lake James with our kids/grandsons!     All that rain we had BEFORE vacation just kept on coming and after several days of heavy rain….the final 2 days were hot and sunny - perfect for all the water activities!
The 4 bigger boy cousins (Davis, Liam, Brady and Connor) had a ball in the water and there always seemed to be a little semi- circle around Luke.    What fun watching them interact and Luke so happy and smiley loving all the attention. 
We missed having our Drewby with us, but as I had mentioned earlier, Drew is in Europe for 3 weeks and he’s kept in touch with his parents….having an awesome time (45 7th and 8 graders on this People-to-People venture).    He’s been to Rome, Venice, Florence, Tuscany, Vienna, Salzburg and for a few days now they are living with host families in the countryside of Germany.     He returns home the 24th.
Saturday night we had a surprise baby/birthday shower for Brooke!    Lots of girl fun!!!!
Sunday was a dual celebration – Luke’s baptism at St. Charles Borromeo in Morganton with Brooke and Patrick as Godparents and Connor’s 7th birthday.    We partied all day long………
Along with all the water activities, we played games and cards, bean bag toss, bocci ball, had a roaring fire every night and ate way too much.   Mark and I so enjoyed our kids and the little boys having such a fun time all week long!  
Anne, Patrick, Liam and Connor, and Annette’s parents (Dave and Judy) all returned home yesterday.    Philip, Annette, Luke and Ryan are staying at the lake house for a few days and rest of us returned home – things to finish up before Baby Girl arrives Friday morning.  
Since I last wrote, we’ve had 2 new engagements in Mark’s family (niece Laura and nephew Jason) and new baby coming to my nephew David and Ashley in January!
 
Beach Baby 
Auntie Anne and the boys
Our boys on the Poparazzi  
Ryan and nephews
Father Ken, Luke and Godparents - Auntie Brooke and Uncle Patrick 
Philip and Annette with all the boys
The Birthday Boy
 
More pics coming tomorrow......busy afternoon settling back into their home and going with Brooke to doctor appts.   After a HOT day, the heavens opened up around 4:30.....
Michael, Brooke Davis, Brady, Mark and I had a delicious German dinner at Old German Schnitzel Haus
 
 

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