Serenity's birthday party

June 27...Serenity had her second birthday....she has now officially entered the famous "terrible twos" stage of life. She already gives her Mom and Dad more exercise that they probably want. The party began at 6 p.m. with a cook-out-hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill, deviled eggs, and chips followed with cake and ice cream. She had her own cake, the rest of us had to share.

She had several gifts to open, and we all liked that as much as she did. Lots of paper makes such a nice mess.

And there were two gifts unwrapped and waiting in the front yard for fun after supper. And a good time was had by all.

The photos I took were accidentally erased along with all the others that were stored in my camera, during a "Senior Moment" so these are courtesy of Granny Sharry. Those little cell phone cameras are so convenient....well, more like little miracles.

Grandma in the yellow house, who remembers when Serenity's Mom and Grandpa celebrated THEIR 2nd birthdays...

Haley in Amarillo

Haley spent the past two weeks in Amarillo at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Her Dad's cousin and her husband are house parents there, so Haley went to visit them. Charli used Haley for a model to practice her photography, and she took some absolutely beautiful photos of her. These are just a sample. She took dozens!

Haley has always been a camera ham. Even when she was very small, any time the camera came out she was right there with a big smile and ready to pose. Unlike her sister Harley, who tends to turn away from it if she has the chance.

Charli is a very talented photographer and I thank her for allowing me to use some of her photos. Sanders Photography may be famous one of these days, and we can brag that Haley was one of her first models.

Grandma in the yellow house, who is proud of all her grandkids and great-grandkids