Hailey's Violin Recital

Hailey has been taking violin lessons for a couple years now.  This was the first recital we have been able to attend.  Hailey is our one musical grandchild and we are so happy for her.

There were only two playing violins. But Hailey was the only  one advanced enough to play a solo with her bow.  The teacher played with her.

Elijah, Lily and Rosie were interested in attending at well.  Elijah even discovered that one of his good friends was in the recital so it made it special for him.

A pack of five cousins!

Memorial Day at Kayla's

Kayla, Lily, Rosemary, Hailey enjoy Hamburgers

Elijah and Devin try their hand a Pool!

He Is Not Here! He Is Risen As He Said!

My North Carolina Grandkids

Carson shows off what he bought with his Birthday gift money -- the newest DXI XL.  He received money from several people to make it enough.  Carson claims he is the last kid in his class at school to get a DXI.  And Ava shows off what she picked our with her Valentine gift card from Cracker Barrel.

Highly Select Party Group

Four Girls invited to Nana's New Years Eve Sleepover

Balloon Games

Blakely's special sleeping Bag.

Bracelet  Making.

Lily made two bracelets

Everyone made foam art but they took theirs home...this is some of their work put into a bBby Jesus in manger scene.

Blakely had her hand on the foam art as well.

By noon New Years Day, the party ended with a trip to Braums...filled with lots of giggles. 

Happy Halloween

Trick or Treat was up in our neighborhood this year.  Not sure why but reports are that they were out in larger numbers all over the place.   Even with that we probably did not have more than a dozen groups in the evening.  They were little and cute.... none of our own grandkids made it to our door but they were out celebrating for sure.

From An Egyption Princess and a Birthday Gift at church on Wednesday evening.

From a Little Trick or Treating Puppy

From Brownie, Syd's favorite puppy. 

In front of 8400 Bradford 

Trick or Treat 

And in Tulsa at the Scrivner house.......

There was a friendly (not scary) pumpkin Cat 

Enjoyed by Devin and Hailey 

Not a grandkid but a trick or treater at our door.

More scary guests knocked at our door.

And a thousand miles away was a Trunk n Treat at the C3 church.

The biggest celebration would take place this night on Kenilworth but no pictures have come yet. 

The pictures did arrive from the Colliers!

The report is they ran out  of 1,000 treats by 7:45 pm 

Came up with more and finally had to post a note on the door that they had run out.

Baby-Sitting Devin and Hailey

The Five Musketeers is what Hailey calls this group.

We had not seen Devin and Hailey for two months.  They were in Mississippi for the summer with Aunt Bonita and her family.   The spent last night and today (Tuesday) while Uncle Kevin worked the election board for the run-offs and Bonita went to Claremore to the Rogers State College.

I had to work Monday evening so Pops took the two kids to Steak and Shake and then over to the Scharpf's back yard for a 30-minute swim before bed time.

Even though they had not seen each other, they had talked on the phone -- still it was good for the quick before bed time tiny visit.

Can anyone guess who behunkus this is popping up out of the water?

And here is an alien from outer space.  Which planet is this thing from?

Hailey and the girls are having a grand time.

Cousins:  Lily, Hailey and Elijah in the background.

They they said Good-night and off to Bed.

I got home last night just in time to kiss them good night before bed.  But Hailey's request was hot chocolate in the hot tub in the morning.  So of course we had to find some hot chocolate for them.  It was really hot and had peppermint candy in it.  Sugar up the grandkids and send them home?

Too hot to drink.....no it is "just right."

The Happy Threesome.

 

And then I am off to work again on Tuesday morning.

After breakfast of blueberry pancakes on the deck, it started to rain. Devin had to do his school work.  Here he is working on Pre-Algebra.

Hailey has not started school yet, so she drew pictures, played with legos and played with Babe.  Here is Hailey displaying her Steak and Shake memories.

And playing with the 3 1/2 pound wonderwoman:  Babe!