Feb 23-27 Visiting Bryan's Family

We have spent the last week visiting with Bryan's Mom, Irene, sister, Anita, her husband Jay & their two kids, Melanie (2 yrs) & Julie (3 wks). It's been great to see them all again and to meet baby Julie. She is just a doll with big ol' cheeks - very sweet temperament. Melanie has grown ALOT since I saw her last (Christmas 2007) when she was just a year old. She is talking up a storm (some of which I can understand) and has the curliest head of hair (she was pert near bald a year ago). haha

It's been a fairly quiet week. Just sitting around the house visiting with the family & playing with the kids and Hannah & Maggie. Too bad they are still so young and Melanie is still so young, she's a bit leery of them and they are a bit too wild for her still. We've made a trip to Breckenridge Park, just a few blocks away to feed the ducks and also to a local elementary school to let Melanie play on the playsets there. Lots of fun - Hannah & Maggie were mesmerized by all the kids and implements of play there are.

A full five days here and Bryan has only had to fix one screen & a park bench that the pups tore & chewed up, and we had to replace one ball that they got a hold of... I think its great that's all the damage they've done but Bryan is ready to string them up by their little tails.

Anita and Melanie at the swings

Grandma (Irene) & Julie

Uncle Bryan & Melanie

Anita, Melanie, Uncle Bryan and Grandma

Baby Julie & Anita

We are camped at Lake Lavon near Wylie, TX in the East Fork campground. A fantastic Army Corps of Engineers park right on the lake. We are in site 39 and really surprised at how large the sites are and how spacious each one is. We have a terrific view of & easy access to the lake. It is only about 9 miles from Anita & family in Richardson.

Maggie & Hannah as Lake Lavon campground

Camp site #39 at East Fork campground
at Lake Lavon

We leave tomorrow (Saturday) for Monahans Sand Dunes and points south & west.