Camping, Day Four

Saturday, June 4: Two great-grandsons had birthdays today. Happy Birthday three-year-old Great-Grandsons!

We got up early this morning, so we could have breakfast and get ready for the day before family visited.

The first group to arrive was Daughter, Granddaughter, Great-Granddaughter, and Great-Grandson. They were hungry, so some opted for bowls of cereal, while others settled for fruit.

After breakfast, we adjourned to the yard to visit. Naturally, the first thing the kids wanted to do was go to the playground. So I grabbed my camera and off we went. I got lots of cute shots of the kids, before we all got hot enough to return to the camper.

Soon Son, Daughter-in-Law, Grandson and his friend arrived. When it neared lunchtime, Sis and I brought out deli turkey and a variety of cheeses for sandwiches on a choice of regular sliced bread or bread rounds. We also heated the baked beans, sliced tomatoes and onions, and set out the potato salad, macaroni salad, and coleslaw.

Everyone was on their own to choose what they wanted to eat and take it to the picnic table outdoors. We adults enjoyed all of it, though the kids, in typical fashion, were more selective in what they agreed to eat.

Son, Daughter-in-Law, and family left shortly after lunch, because they were on their way to the capital city to enjoy a Willie Nelson concert in the evening. They planned to stay overnight before returning home.

Presently, another granddaughter and her two children arrived and enjoyed lunch. Granddaughter's son, my great-grandson, is in a body cast after suffering a serious broken bone. The cast is horribly heavy and awkward, but Great-Grandson manages to walk in it anyway, even with his legs spread so far apart.

Once they had eaten, I grabbed my camera again to take some individual and family snapshots. There is an interesting rail fence at the campground that makes a good setting for photos.

In a little while, Niece and her husband and three children arrived. Great-Nephew brought along his violin and banjo, and entertained us with several Bluegrass numbers. I grabbed my camera again and did snapshots of Great-Nephew and Great-Niece, though the younger Great-Nephew decided his hair wasn't right for a photo shoot.

Mother and Sis thought they had asked the family if they were ready for lunch, but hadn't gotten an answer. Around 3 p.m. I asked, and they indicated they were plenty ready to eat. I guess we nearly starved them before we offered food again! Embarrassing.

The day had been extremely hot and sultry, which sapped us all, so after Niece and family left, we decided to nap for a while. We slept longer than we planned, but we were more refreshed after our snooze.

I had a hankering for ice cream, so Hubbie and I went to the WDCS to buy some. There weren't a lot of choices at the store, so I settled for a sugar-free, lower-fat, Neapolitan variety, while Sis requested orange sherbet. They were wonderfully cooling desserts that hit the spot for all of us.

After enjoying the ice creams, we played several games of Skipbo. Since we'd napped so long, we played cards late into the evening, before finally winding down enough to hit the sack.