Headed home... Day 261 31JUL09

The kids and Renee are headed home tonight. I spoke with her at 11 p.m. when I got out of school and they were halfway through Ohio. They should be home by dinner time tomorrow night. I know that they had a great time and I am sure the kids didn't want to leave the beach behind. I am so glad that Joshua finally got a much deserved break from the craziness that is his life. He really deserved one. I have missed them all terribly and Hobie and I will be very glad when they are home safe and sound.

Another Beautiful Day!... Day 260 30JUL09

We had another great day at the beach....our last one. We once again picked up our cousins Dallas and Brent and hit the beach. Jarrod and Dallas spent most of the day playing in the waves, while Joshua and Brent headed to the house to play. The boys had another great day! Later in the evening we went to see Deidre (Dallas and Brent's mom)play softball and then we all went back to the lake house and down to the beach for s'mores. Earlier in the day Joshua had dug out a hole in the sand for the fire pit and all the boys helped collect the wood.
Tommorrow we will clean up the house and jump in the van to head home.
We will miss the beach and all of our family!
Thanks mom and dad for taking me and the boys with you this year.
We really needed the time away from our reality world of cancer.
The beach has been very theraputic for all of us!

"Boys rule...girls drool!"... Day 259 29JUL09

"Boys rule...girls drool!" That was the theme at the beach today. We went to pick up Dallas and Brent and after a quick lunch it was down to the beach. The boys wasted no time diving into the cold water. Joshua and Brent started singing "Boys rule, girls drool" with a couple of variations. Joshua decided to switch it around and say that girls rule and boys drool. Jarrod, of course, said no way. In response to that, Joshua said "Yes they do, when you become a teenager!" At 7 Joshua is very wise for his age!

We had a couple of hours of sun before the storms started to move in, so the boys headed back to the house to play Wii and computer games.

Another relaxing and fun day for Joshua with his cancer a distant memory lingering in the background. We have been very blessed to have this opportunity to get away from it all but we miss daddy terribly!







Daddy misses all of you!

Movies and Books... Day 258 28JUL09

Today was a relaxing day with a little bit of fun thrown in. It was a little cloudy this morning when the boys finally decided to crawl out of bed, so we decided to hit the movie theater. We saw G-Force and then took a trip to Barnes & Noble for more books for Jarrod. Around dinner time we went over to our cousins house so Jarrod and Joshua could play with Dallas and Brent. They had a good time playing all the games on everything from X-Box to Wii. We came home early so the boys could rest up. We are picking up their cousins tomorrow so they can come and hang at the beach. Hopefully it will be a beautiful, sunny day!

Day to play... Day 257 27JUL09

These are the pics of me and the boys earlier today hanging out at the beach. Family showed up around 4. The boys had an absolute blast playing with all of their cousins at the beach and at the house. They were both worn out and sleeping early tonight!!

The pics are of all the kids, all the adults (my aunts, uncles and cousins) (some of them had left by the time we took pics) and the one on the beach is of the all the boys playing in the water!

Watching the weather... Day 256 26JUL09

Joshua got a cool weather station today. The weather station reads the temperature, wind direction, wind speed and amount of rain fall. As you can see Joshua and Jarrod collected alot of rain in just a 10 minute down pour. Jarrod also got a science experiment activity set but we need alot of home items that we don't keep in stock at the lake house so we will have to do those when we get home. The boys continue to have fun and enjoy themselves.

Dad and Hobie are doing great, I went over to see Jamie and Christian's new house this evening. We had a great visit and a nice dinner together. Jamie is looking great and doing just fine nurturing our granddaughter to be.

Race to Mackinac... Day 255 25JUL09

Joshua and Jarrod enjoyed a day of better weather today When I called at lunchtime they were at the beach watching the sailboats that started racing today from Port Huron to Mackinac Island. Jarrod went down with Pa this morning to hear the bagpipes and see the boats go down the St. Claire river in preparation for the start.

Renee didn't get a chance to send any pictures this evening but I am sure there will be some more for tomorrow. I miss them but I know they are having a great time and the rest and relaxation will do them all a world of good.