July 14-19 Peyton and Luke have Arrived

Tuesday I went to Bryan and picked up Peyton and Luke, We got back to camp about 1:00. They played outside untill about 4 and then we went to the lake swimming. Luke wouldnt venture very far from bank. He did get in the float with Susan for a short while.  Peyton played all over. When we got back to camp they played with a sprinkler I set up, We had supper and they played till about 7:30. I gave them showers outside and they went inside to chill for awhile till bedtime.  That night Maggie got sick with diarrhea and it was not a good night. She continued with this for the next few days. When we got home I took her to the vet. She got some medication and finally by saturday she was better. The boys played outside everyday all day long. They met a few other kids to play with. They were wore out at night and went to bed very easy.  We came home on Friday arriving about noon, The boys played outside the rest of the day. They were up early saturday morning , they played out while I mowed the yard. Later that day we went to town and visited great granma for awhile. On Sunday I carried the boys back home.                                                                   

July 11,12,13 Ratcliff Lake

We left Saturday morning for Ratcliff Lake. We will  be there till next Friday. On Tuesday Im going to get Peyton and Luke. We stopped and ate breakfast on the way at Simply Country in Moss Hill, as usual it was really good. We got to Ratcliff Lake about 12:15.  Our site is in full shade and its a good thing cause it was already 95.  We got everything set up and then ran to Crockett to stock up on grocerys. When we got back we both took naps. We stayed in trailer till late in the evening, I cooked a little supper and we had happy hour. It wasn"t too bad with the big fan going outside.  We had to watch dvd movies as too many trees to get satillite tv.  Sunday morning was a nice morning untill it warmed up about 11:00.  I cooked omelots for breakfast and they were good.  That evening I went swimming in the lake but Susan stayed and sewed. For supper I cooked fajitas. My big fan quit on me and without the wind it was just too hot to sit outside. Monday morning was again a nice morning, We actually had a breeze blowing. After breakfast I went to Crockett to find a big fan but there was none to be had. Maybe when I go get the boys tomorrow I can find one in Bryan.  We had a couple of trailers come in today, now we have a total of 7 campers in the park. About 5 I went swimming and once again Susan stayed home to sew and watch movies.  I had the lake to myself, it was really nice with plenty of shade ans a little breeze blowing.  On the way back I saw a baby deer cross the road.  For supper we just had leftovers.

We have shade all day

Susan sewing 

Walking Maggie

well deserved rest

breakfast time

Maggie loves bacon

swimming area

Nice little lake

July 3-6 July 4 Working at Deer Lease

We spent Saturday and Sunday at the deer lease working . Kevin rented a mini excavator to do a little work.  We carried the tractor up on Friday morning. Saturday I pulled the excavator and Kevin  pulled the Ranger and 4-wheeler up there.  Kyle and the boys also came up on Saturday.  Kevin dug up 9-10 stumps in our new camping area. Then he tore two rv trailers down to the frame. We plan to use the frames to build little cabins on. Peyton and Luke loved the excavator. They really liked watching the trailers tore down. It was a very hot day.  Sunday Kevin and I worked on the creek crossing. We put some grating we had from another crossing down and then he widened the trail. John/Jen and the kids came up also. They took the kids to the creek swimming. It was another hot day.  We just about have the new camp area cleaned up.

June 27-29 Toledo Bend

We headed up to Toledo Bend for the weekend, It was Jeff Murphys retirement party. Instead of pulling the trailer we stayed with George and Delilahs. We waited till Saturday to go because Susan had been to a quilting retreat all week and did not get home till Friday. We had nice weather all weekend. Lots of folks came up .  John,Jen and the kids brought their trailer and stayed on a lot owned by a friend of George"s.  Holly had a great time catching perch from the docks. We all had a good time at the party that night. It was well past my bedtime when we got back.  I was still up early the next morning about 5:30. I sat out on the porch drinking my coffee. Delilah got up about 6:30, George 7:30 and Susan about 8:30.  We enjoyed visiting together. Delilah cooked us a big breakfast and we pigged out.  We just chilled all day Sunday. John cooked jambalya and George cooked fish for supper. It was all good. We stayed up late again and had a repeat morning performance. We headed home about 10:30 that morning. It was a good weekend.