Happy Birthday Billy!

Kittens

I knew my cat had had kittens a few weeks ago, but I'd never laid eyes on them until after we'd gotten back last week. There are four of them, two a lot alike, one white with orange points on ears and tail, and one orange with white on it's ruff and stomach. Long-haired and blue eyes. Well, the orange one's eyes look blue sometimes to me, and other times they don't. Aren't they beautiful?

Independence Day in Independence

After the reunion, I left July 2nd and went to Mom and Dad's. Joanne, David, Dacia and Jason came the 4th. That evening we went to the park and rode the train and watched the fireworks.






Bouncer







David and Jason left Sunday, Valerie and Lance came Monday, Joanne, Janae and Dacia left Thursday, the 15th Valerie and Lance flew home, and Amaris, Andrew, Zola and I drove home. Monday night the family that was around, went to the park for a picnic and to see the animals and ride the rides.












Grandma taking Lance down the twisty slide!








A ground hog showed up a few feet away at our picnic.


Lance's first taste of cotton candy


Graceful swans


A hard-to-see monkey.


A beautiful peacock.




Lance's first train ride.


I barely caught this. As we rode the train, we saw Andrew down on his knees looking in the bushes for his lost golf ball. (he's in the background)


Back on his feet, found at last!


Bev and Tom playing miniature golf.


Amaris on the carousel.


Lance's first ride on the carousel.

Reunion

Wow, where do I start? It's been a long time since I've gotten anything posted.

We had a very nice Finley family reunion on the 28th of June. I had worked hard the two weeks previous, and was very pleased with how everything turned out. It was a beautiful day and relatives from CA, KY, IL, MN, etc... were here, I was told the number was probably in the 60's.


The Frank Edwards family



Gathering to say grace


J.D. and the twins


Eating


Emily and Sarah


Michael and Anthony


The Edwards clan


Uncle Dick, Aunt Neddo, Mom, Uncle Bill and Aunt Anna, Uncle Marvin and Aunt Ruby, Uncle C.T. and Aunt Tootsie

Just after we all had arrived, there were two Bluejays making a terrible racket, and we noticed that a big snake was in their nest eating the eggs. It eventually came down, wandered around the yard and went up another tree.


a large chicken snake


Can you see it?


The Baber's


Emily and Lance


Arthur and Jessica


A candid shot


Aunt Neddo's surprise birthday cake


Aunt Anna, Uncle Bill, Kay and her children, Emma and Sarah


Mom, Uncle Bill and Aunt Anna


The newer generation with their Moms, Grandma's and Great-grandma's