I wasn't kidding when I said we have been super busy. I haven't blogged about events that took place in June and here it is the second week of August. I took a vacation day today to have the time to get caught up and I intend to lay right here in my bed with my computer on my lap and blog until every last picture has been taken from my memory card and put into my blog. I don't even feel like I am halfway there and I have been working for more than 2 hours now. I think I must recommit to blogging thirty minutes a week from here on out. Also I hate how the blog entry's are suboptimal when this much time goes by.
Well once upon a time in a far away land, okay two months ago in Carrolton, we all meet in the park to celebrate De De's birthday. I had started on the post and forgot to finish so here goes:
With so many June birthdays it's hard to find the time to celebrate them all while managing to get everyone together. This year we all were able to get together for Deanna's birthday. We went to a park that was about halfway between us and Keith and Emily. I had never been to this park before and it was very nice with a lake with paddle boats, playground, putt putt and even a train that people could ride on. We stopped at a nearby KFC to take lunch for the picnic and although this was convenient I am hoping next year we will be able to actually pack a traditional picnic. It is just hard to get everyone in one place at one time let alone try to cook and prepare a meal with children, naps, feeding schedules, church, so on and so forth. I am optimistic that we can all manage to continue this new tradition as I think this is the best gift we can give Deanna or any mother for that matter. All she really wanted was for the family to be together and so that's what she got. Hayden, Addison and even Dede and Papaw enjoyed the playground. Grandpa Abrams was able to come which was great considering he doesn't come out a lot since Mimi died nearly three years ago. I think all the kids slept the entire way home after running around and spending all their energy. We made a little pit stop on the way home to see the home that Mimi grew up in which wasn't far from the park. I'd like to think that she was there watching the family play and celebrate her daughter's birthday. She unfortunately died before she was able to meet any of her great grandchildren but I know she would have been a great Mimi to them just as she was to her own grandchildren.
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