The 4th of July today was a family day. Bob and Gina, Bridget and Alex, have been visiting for a couple of days. Jessica and Andrew have joined us a few times, and Meghan and Jo joined in at camp. Today we went to Houlton to Brian's camp and had a family get-together. Lots of visiting took place and new family members were in attendance, babies all over the place!
Here is a photo of the Cole brothers today:
L to R: Brian, David, Ralph, Gary, and Jim.
It has been a exciting few days with the kids. We have been to the lake a couple of times. Here we have Alex, conked out!
Sunshine, fresh air, and lots of new faces were too much after a few hours! Everyone but Grampy got in the lake and cooled off on a very hot day.
Gary and Alex had a fine time together and loved each other's company.
Here you see Bridget ready to go to the lake with her lake hat on:
Jessica was a valuable part of the group both at Portage and in Houlton. Bridget was most attached to Jess.
Here we have Bob and the kids playing in the den:
At home the flower beds are in bloom. Here we have some of our irises that have been spectacular this year.
The flowers beside the garage are in full bloom. Gary added scarlet runner beans that are just starting to take off.
The vegetable beds are growing fast. The hot spell of weather the past few days have made it grown in leaps and bounds.
Louise has knit sweater # 7 for the year, modeled by Bridget!
