Wednesday evening August 14th Uncle and Auntie arrived just at the end of soccer practice. We enjoyed dinner out at Rancho Chico before resting up for a full Thursday.
Bright and early Thursday morning the brothers had a tee time.
On Thursday after throwing some roasts in the slow cooker we headed to Bayles Mountain for lunch. The guys were there already after golfing 18 holes.
We had home made sourdough pita bread and tzatziki with steak and with the fresh veggies from the garden.
Everyone gathered back to our place in the afternoon after Addy’s dance practice.
We had dinner early and then some outdoor activities.
Mama deer was outside, too, and very interested in this little guy who got a kick out of seeing her so close. The Aronia Berries were ripe for the picking and everyone had a chance to get their hands stained purple.
While outside I got stung by one of these. The Yellow Jackets and hornets are in abundance this summer and they are aggressive. Our traps have been filling up quickly. Lots of chatter on our county sites about how to get rid of them!
Addy’s Soccer games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30. Our son is coaching which makes it even more fun to watch. We piled into our vehicles and headed to the soccer fields.
Turned out that there was not a referee available so our son Josh stepped in for that role. Triple the fun watching Dan Coach, Addy play and Josh referee!
Go Addy!
Great job, Bobcats, Coach and Referee!!
I had to add a few more photos that I missed the first time around!
Thank you to Auntie Lolo for all the great photos!!
And that was Thursday. Friday and Saturday were two more full days that I’ll post about later this week.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Hello Ellen,
Wonderful photos of your family! Looks like some fun times! Love the shot with your grandson and the deer. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
…I think that all of your days are full!
It sounds like a fun time was had by all! I’ve never heard of aronia berries. I had to google it. Interesting and fun to learn something new.
That last photo made me smile! You can tell he loves her so much just by the look on their faces!
You have such a beautiful backdrop for all your outdoor activities. I’ve never heard of Aronia berries so will have to look that one up. We’ve had more yellowjackets than normal this year too. Looks like you had a wonderful time with family.
Lots of fun, for sure – minus that yellow jacket sting. I can’t believe how full your trap is…yikes!! Here’s to the fun continuning for the rest of August!
Such a fun and full weekend except for your wasp sting–ouchie!! I did not plant much this year so I have been seeing less insects. Last year we had many Japenses beetles eating everyhting.
Our oldest grandson is playing soccer in high school this year so we are also looking forward to seeing him play.
How you ever have time to even post on your blog! You are one busy grandma! 🙂 Thanks for sharing all the smiles and fun times.
Great pictures of fun times! Soccer fields with a view! How fun to get a lot of the family involved with a game. I´m sure grandma was fulfilling the role of cheerleader on the sidelines :).
Such a fun filled day! The pictures are wonderful…especially Auntie Lolo’s soccer game pictures! Glad you had such a wonderful day.
Those two brothers certainly share some good looks! What fun to spend time with the family.
Love the wagon full of veggies. 🙂
Good times with family Ellen! I had to check out Aronia berries as well as I have never heard of them. Your vegetables look great. Sorry about the yellow jackets. Our grandson was stung by one as he cut the grass last week. They are so aggressive. Looks like you have trapped many!
Such happiness! Beautiful photos. Hugs and blessings.
What a full and fun weekend you had! So special that you were all there for Addy’s game…coaching, refereeing, and cheering!
Sounds like a full and happy four days! It must have been exciting to watch soccer player, coach, and referee all in the same game! Making lots of family memories!
Sweet photos of the family! Sounds like a great time was had by all. .