Amy and Jeff Kemp family Aug 2010

Summer Fun 2010
August 20, 2010
Marilyn P. Johnson

We are grateful for the time we had with Chris and Stacey and their three children David, Jared and Kelsie. They were only here two days but we crammed in as many activities as possible.

Up early to make walking sticks, they found Kay in his favorite place in the backyard behind the fence where his pond is. He grows trees on our acre and cuts branches from the different kinds of trees for walking sticks. He has quite a collection and these three grandchildren picked out the ones they wanted. They moved to the patio where they could sit in the shade by the picnic table. Kay supplied the tools necessary for smoothing out the bumps and he was busy helping each one learn how to do this. Stacey joined the group and said MOM’S like to go hiking too. Chris took over taking care of the miniature dachshund, new family pet named Hardly. He got his name because he is so tiny and cute and likes to run and play and falls a sleep in Chris’s arms.

When this fun family arrived with the surprised new member of the family a small puppy named Harley. Kay laughed and said you should call him Hardley because he is so small. They laughed and the new name was excepted by all. I served cool drinks and watched and talked to them as they diligently worked on their walking sticks. They drilled a hole just right at the top for holding their cane and put a rawhide piece of cord and strung colored bead for the finishing touch. It was a joy watching them.

We had stayed up late the night before and went to Reno to the Wilkerson’s home. for a dinner party. Janette had to drive her husband to the airport to catch a flight for a business meeting. She hurried home to get Denise, her sixteen year old daughter, off to the dentist to have her wisdom teeth removed. Then home again, jiggitty-jig, to start cooking a dinner for the twelve of us.

I’m glad my camera was working and we took lots of pictures for scrapbooking and my blog.
It is amazing how much richer our lives are because of the fun times we have during the summer vacation from school and work. We are glad Chris and Stacey could get time off from their jobs to do all the driving.

Kay and I loved the fun visit with our grown up children and their children. We enjoy the weather better in the spring and fall. We tire easily with the heat but are lucky for these visits.

Memories help us to enjoy our grown up children and the ever changing grand children who are growing up too fast. Thanks heaven for cameras to take pictures to see in the winter. It helps us to enjoy life and forget about our aches and pains of growing older.

This is the last picture as they were leaving. Kay gave Kelsie a pink pillow for her stiff neck, pink sweet peas to Stacey and a goodbye joke for everyone.

We went to Nevada City to visit Cheryl Christensen our daughter while our granddaughter Amy and her husband Jeff, and baby Emily Clarice entertained us for two days.

From left to right: Emily, Amy, Grandma Marilyn, and Grandpa Kay, we drove them to the Reno airport, and they will be on their way to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where husband Jeff is studying to be a medical physicist. He has two more years.

From left to right, three generations: Amy, Emily Clarice, and Cheryl.

Emily Clarice is almost a year old, but she can drive a car, get and out herself with her teddy bear.

From left to right: Amy, Emily Clarice, and Jeff, a happy family!

Great Grandma Marilyn and Great Grandpa Kay enjoyed the visit in Nevada City and drove them back to the airport in Reno.

Grandpa Kay enjoyed teaching Jared and Kelsie how to make a walking stick personalized with beads and all just the right size. Grandpa Kay cuts the branches to make the canes from his many variety of trees.

This is the last picture as they were leaving. Kay gave Kelsie a pink pillow for her stiff neck, pink sweet peas to Stacy, and a goodbye joke for everyone.

We stayed up late the night before, and went to Reno to the Wilkerson's home for a dinner party. Janette had to drive her husband to the airport to catch a flight for a business meeting. She hurried home to get Denise, her sixteen year old daughter, off to the dentist to have her wisdom teeth removed. Then home again, jiggitty-jig, to start cooking a dinner for the twelve of us.

From left to right: Janette Wilkerson my oldest daughter, Chris Jackson youngest son and his wife Stacy, Grandma Marilyn, and youngest daughter Melinda. We were helping in the kitchen for the big dinner.

When this fun family arrived with the surprise new member of the family, a small puppy named Harley. Kay lauged and said you should call him Hardley, because he is so small.

We served ice cream and cake in the back yard with Chinese lanterns and twinkly lights on the arches.