Brrrrrr............

The weather here has taken a serious nose dive!!  It poured all day Saturday, and is gray and chilly today, with more rain expected tomorrow.  But we have been well entertained!!

I had seen the extended forecast, and asked the kids to come for a bonfire on Friday because Saturday looked like a washout, and how right we were to reschedule!  We had a BBQ dinner of kebobs and salt potatoes made with new reds, corn bread and green beans, followed by s'mores over a raging bonfire!  Marcia found some a really cool little bag that they tossed into the fire which created great colors, and I had glow sticks for the girls, so we were bright and colorful in the dark, and well warmed by the flames.    A game ensued of getting the glow necklace out of the tall tree, where it got tangled on a particularly high toss....not an easy task!

Grace admires her Star Wars cake as she celebrates 7!

Saturday was a kids birthday party for Grace at the local one stop, fortunately, INDOOR , playground, where the kids played in a giant maze of tubes, ran through inflated houses, and rode the zip line!  Phew! I had forgotten the level of energy at that age!  After cake and ice cream celebration, they ran off and played again!

This morning we met the family for brunch at a favorite local restaurant at a small airport nearby, where we celebrated Grace's actual birthday, and Clem's birthday, which is a week away.

I have  been pouring over travel books and making lists , and we are trying to decide which route to take.  Such a dilemma......there is just so much to see!!   Having stocked the fridge this afternoon, we will ponder the decision again this evening,and hit the road tomorrow morning.