More Photos from May '08

Cora and Hannah's dance recital, Cassie's graduation party, and prom. Lots of pretty girls!

And a great day at the ballpark.

Today began with a trip to the Quincy Country Club pool with my friend Judy, her granddaughter Katie, and I took Hannah and Nolan. The temperature rose to 97 by 12:30, so we headed home. Hannah is swimming like a fish, and Nolan is getting a little more brave, but he wants to hang on when the water gets to his chest. Not a daredevil in the water! Judy treated the kids to ice cream sandwiches before we left, and after Nolan scarfed his, he asked, "Where can I get a hot dog?" So I called Carrie, and she had two steaming dogs ready and waiting for him when I took them home.

Cora is gone visiting her great-grandma, so tomorrow I am going to take Hannah and her friend to see Kit Kittridge, the movie based on the American doll series. Hannah has struggled a bit with Cora getting to go on this trip, but Hannah is beginning to understand the family heritage a little better. After Carrie offered the explanation again about Cora's mother, etc., Hannah was quick to think about Great Grandma Dotty and if she is REALLY Cora's great-grandma. Carrie assured her that since she married Tony, and Cora is her daughter too, that Great-Grandma Dotty is also Cora's great-grandma. But Hannah did offer to Carrie the explanation that HER (Hannah's) Great-Grandma Dotty hands out money, and she has never seen Cora's great-grandma do that. Actually, I don't even know if Hannah has ever seen Cora's great-grandma! Kids are funny, how they try to even things out for their peace of mind.

I think I have included all the back photos now. I can't figure out how to retrieve exactly what I want when I want it, but I know they are all in there somewhere!