Girls Weekend in Raymond

On this past weekend, Brad took the boys on a fathers/sons campout with our ward, so I decided to take the girls and head to Raymond.  We did some shopping, eating out, playing at the playground (we wanted to go swimming but it was too darn cold!).  We celebrated Grandma Taylors birthday and visited Grandma Selman in her new home at the Lodge.  It was decided a few weeks ago to have her move to the Lodge but it is amazing how healthy she is for 92 and a half.  I'm so grateful to still have a grandma and to have lived close and known her all my life.

I can't believe we are already halfway through July. Summer has been great so far, just going a little too fast. It started out with girls camp which was a lot of fun. I was the camp director which was a lot of work but I had great help and I think the girls had a good time. While I was at camp, Brad had taken Billy and Adam camping with BP and Amy and Jenny were with Grandma in Raymond. Thanks Mom!! Then it was off to Raymond for the rest of us for the First of July celebrations. We did the parade, the pancake breakfast, the road race (I ran a personal best in the 5k), picnic at great grandma Mae's along with a toonie to all who did well in school and passed their grade, a family fun fair on main street and of course the fireworks. It was a great time in Raymond. And the boys got a haircut. Don't they look handsome! We also took Billy to the temple for the first time to do baptisms for the dead. That was a great experience, one that I hope he will always remember.