Malone part 1

We went to Malone and stayed with Sam and Bridget!  They were so kind to let us stay with them and we had a blast being there!  We got to play with Harley, their ginormous St. Bernard, see their awesome home and spend some time with them, as well as at Dave and Kris's, seeing their new milking parlor and barns and visiting Gram!  We love being up there and seeing everyone (Carl and Sarah, Aaron and Phil and Anissa, too!)

Ice cream out the first night near Sam and Bridget's house!

The amazing new milking parlor! 

Their new conference room!  Kris decorated everything beautifully and it is also super functional!

Kiddos on a church pew in the conference room/office!

Coffee station

Amazing bathroom off the conference room

Storage in the bathroom

Sweet cows ready to give birth!

Dan and the kiddos out at the Calf Barn

Getting licked by a calf

And petting Huck and Sweetpea in Kris's kitchen!

Harley

Greeting Jack at the door!

Selfie with Dan

Saying goodbye to us!

Grammy's Celebration of Life

 We held Grammy's Celebration of Life on July 9th at the clubhouse in Grammy and Grandad's neighborhood.  It was a lovely time and so nice to see everyone who came out - Arlene who is 100 years old, Maeve's baby who was 6 months old (Grammy would have loved to seen both of them!), family who traveled great distances to be here, friends, ladies from Regina High School, etc.  

We had held a wonderful family and close friends service right after she passed away at Mark and Heather's home.  Pastor Mike Minter had presided over that.  It was a wonderful night of Mark, Brian, Dan and Uncle Johnny sharing. 

 The Girls

 Cole and Jack

 Mark

Loved ones

 The Girls speaking and sharing

Uncle Johnny

 Our whole family celebrating the next morning at brunch

 And a pic from the kiddo's end!

Grammy's Celebration of Life Eve

 Johnny, Karen, Beth, Zo, Dave, Lindsay and all of their kiddos came into town the night before Grammy's Celebration of Life was to be held.  We met up at their hotel and walked across the parking lot for dinner!  It was a nice night out, so we all sat outside.  The kiddos played and had fun.  Then Grandad came out of the same restaurant with all of his buddies!  His ECU buddies had all come in for Grammy's Celebration of Life and we didn't know they were at that restaurant!  They stayed for another beer and to catch up.  

 Owen, Kevin, Tobin, Grandad, Joe Harvey, Rick

ECU Swimmers

Kiddos!

Dylan, Lincoln, Evan, Nora, Kylie, Jack and Megan

Swim Team

Kylie did Swim Team this year for the first time ever and she loved it!!!  She loved going to practices, she loved meets, she loved swimming and cheering on her friends - she had a blast!  In the above pic, it was her first ever swim meet - and she finished first in her heat for freestyle and then maintained the fastest time all season for her age group in freestyle! 

Ready for her first meet!

The only time she swam backstroke (and did great, but didn't love it)!

The team

Swimming and holding the flag for the National Anthem

Her award for swimming this season!

She also got the Knute Rockne award for encouraging other swimmers!

Julie and Kylie

Proud parents cheering her on!

She got to swim 200m mixed relays - as the 9-10 year old with an 11-12 year old, a 13-14 year old and a 15-18 year old!  They were so sweet with her!

Too cute!

Swimming

With Megan

And professional pics done by a neighbor!

A great season!

Kids Camp

We had Kids Camp (VBS) at church!  It was the first year that we've been back that we have been able to attend, so I volunteered as a small group leader, Jack worked in the 4 year old preschool class and Kylie attended as a camper!  The week was awesome - wonderful teaching on "The Force", water games, yummy snacks, amazing worship and lots of fun!

Worship leaders from Brazil that were awesome!  Tra la la la la la leulia...

Kylie and Micheal getting pulled up on stage

And my group of 5th and 6th grade girls with Ms. Brenda!