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Thursday, August 14

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This was the day we celebrated our local great grandchildren’s 2025 birthdays.

For those who live in Maine, Tennessee and California, we try to do something special when they visit us.

Drake, Lainey, Jade, Jenna, and Harper

Aleah and Great Aunt Deb. Deb usually comes along to help with childcare.

Diana (right) with two of their children – Seirra and Waylon.

Jana, Lainey, and Lauree. Jana was also along to help with childcare.

Gloria, Aleah, Me, Lauree, and Jana

Gloria, her friend Alexa and her son Ethan

We were disappointed that Abby and their five children (Anthony, Jazzy, Natalie, Renee, and Garth) had to cancel because of illness in the house.

There are no refunds, so I asked our granddaughters if they could think of a friend who might like to come. Alexa and Ethan took care of one reservation. I didn’t have to register babies age 2 and under. (There were 7 of those, plus 17 age 3 and above.)

Alexa and Ethan

Diana, Seirra, and Waylon

Jenna putting one-month-old Estella to sleep. Cerwin is helping Drake with something.

Drake and Waylon

Emmy hanging on to a pool noodle while her mom pulled her around the pool.

Alexa, Ethan, Gloria, and Lauree

Diana, Drake, and Jana

Jade enjoying a swim

Jana, Lauree, Emmy, Gloria, Diana, and Seirra

Harper and Jenna

Alexa, Ethan, Gloria, and Jana

Cerwin and I packed a picnic lunch (sandwiches, drinks, grapes (sliced in half because of all the little ones), cheese, pretzels, chips, Nutter Butters, and strawberry fig newtons.

Abby (Left – Jenna’s sister-in-law), her boys (Beau and Wells), and their babysitter filled in the other empty spots for the cancellation.

Lainey (choosing a sandwich), Emmy and Aleah enjoying lunch. I had chicken and ham salad in bread and cut in quarters. The sliced ham and cheese and sliced turkey were in slider rolls and cut in half.

Diana feeding Seirra (in hat) and Waylon.

All food must be eaten in this picnic area – no food in the pool area.

Estella slept most of our time there. The morning reservations are from 11 am until 12:50 pm.

Diana and Gloria decided to go down the big slide. I think it took them back to the days when they were kids and we brought them here during Cousin’s week.

Diana

Gloria

Deb with Waylon

Deb, Seirra, Bennett, Waylon, and Harper. Jana and Aleah are in the background.

Deb and Seirra

Jana and Aleah

Lauree, Lainey, Emmy, Deb, and Seirra

Deb, Seirra, and Waylon

Deb and Waylon

Seirra with Great Grandpa

Diana, Waylon, and Seirra

Diana, Seirra, and Jana

Jade, Jenna, and Harper

The old couple. Deb took this picture and a few others with her cell phone.

Bennett learned how to put water in the pool noodle and blow it out.

Of course, it was fun to spray mom.

Deb got this great picture after Diana gave up and allowed Bennett to spray her. Waylon got in on the fun as well and used a squeezy ball to put water on her head.

Before long the pool’s water fountain was turned off and it was time to pack up and go home.

My heart was smiling as I watched granddaughters, great grandchildren, and their friends having a good time.