Son's Birthday Party

The sure sign that one is getting old is when his parents give him a present that is a tool so that an every day or at least weekly chore might become a little more easily accomplished. Such was the case for D's BD when his Mom and I gave him a Stihl leaf blower (also blows an inch or so of fresh snow real well) with the bag for vacuuming. Kind of like the five year old getting clothes for his birthday. Well, the other sign of getting older is when one is glad to get such a gift and D was pleased. He called today and said that he was out blowing pine needles off the deck this morning.

D and H and the girls came out Sunday for steak dinner with twiced baked potatoes. Also, home made ice cream. J baked two cream cheese cakes. So for desert we had cream cheese cake, homemade ice cream topped with huckleberry jam that J made. L helped Grandma make the twice baked potatoes. She gets into her work real well and for a three year old really is a good help. She also helped Grandma make tomato soup from tomatoes from our garden. She really liked the soup so Grandma sent home three pints of fresh tomato juice from which H and L can make soup for the family.

L helped Grandpa glean some onions from the neighbor's field of onions. Well, alright, the onions have not been harvested yet, so we picked up small onions that would be sorted out and culled anyway. Grandma fried the onions in a little butter to go with the steaks. Yummy! And, as is the ritual when L visits, she fed the gold fish. The gold fish get several helpings (BIG helpings) of food on the days L visits. I am sure the gold fish love to see L come to visit. Uncle D, L, and I raided the tomato patch for the little cherry tomatoes that are so sweet and flavorable this time of the year. Along with some swinging and bouncing on the bouncy ball, playing with the play-kitchen. L seemed to have a good day.

G will turn a year old in a month and she is doing the Marine crawl across the floor real well. She can really travel. She loves to laugh, just like her older sister so they are both a lot of fun to play with. Great aunt S enjoyed visiting with G, also. H and D are great parents. We are so proud of them and just love visiting with them and the grandchildren.

J had very good sales at the annual Hyde Park event in Boise this past weekend. She is very happy with how her products sold. I am very happy for her. She works hard at creating and sewing and her real joy is seeing people appreciate and enjoy what she creates. The money is nice, but that is not her first love with this business of hers. Hey, the money from sales buys fabric and the fabricolic has to support the habit;)

Papa Coyote love you all