quite some time had passed between trips up to see Mike's parents, & we so enjoyed our visit with them this weekend....
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| Joseph and Grandmama |
our two boys are among the youngest grandchildren on Mike's side of the family, but the torch was finally passed for helping Granddaddy sweep off the roofs of the carport and the old shed. i seem to have a slightly preoccupied (read 'worried') expression in this photo - due, i'm sure, to my children being at the top of ladders and walking around tin roofs.
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| Granddaddy instructing; me worrying (ever so slightly) |
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| Joseph sweeping the carport |
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| up they go! |
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| Samuel sweeping the tin roof of the old shed |
Mike's sister and her youngest daughter joined us all for lunch, and Rebecca (who is just finishing fifth grade) cajoled her older cousins into a drawing game - five minutes to Draw the Best Picture of Your Life. she took it quite seriously; however, i'm not sure her cousins reached the same degree of commitment. but they were good sports.
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| Rebecca drawing a castle. |
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| boys giving it a good attempt. |
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| proud artists (well, 2 out of 3 - the third appears somewhat reluctant) |
Rebecca insisted that the adults judge the work and determine the worthiest creation. you know how that goes. she expressed eye-rolling disappointment that we selected one 'winner' from every artist, pointing out quality attributes of each entry. i told her that when she was a mother, she would do the exact.same.thing.
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| Mike's sister judges the entries |
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| obliging sixteen-year old shows his work, entitled 'Nomadic Incursion' |
Joseph and Rebecca are the two youngest grandchildren on this side of the family, and they are both the youngest children in their own families, too. they are idea-generators who love to play games - so they enjoyed playing on Joseph's new ipod touch together (during breaks from Rebecca's drawing game).
it was a good visit.
