Paul's 4th Birthday

Paul on his new "Lightning McQueen" bike

The Birthday Boy opening gifts

His "Cars" Cake

Last Saturday was my nephew, Paul's, 4th birthday. As usual, Kathy & Spyros put on a great party. I'm still not sure how they prepared for it with all that has been going on with my parents. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and a storm blew in just before the party was supposed to start. That meant that the party was pretty much confined to the inside of the house. Thank goodness their house is huge and perfect for entertaining, no matter what the weather is. All the kids seemed to have a great time, as did the adults. We took my Dad and were surprised at how long he stayed.

Jillian's 1st Grade Concert

Our Patriotic Princess


Ethan Bond & Jillian



Connor & Andrew Bond



I am late in posting this event...things have been quite hectic with my parents. My Mom did come home from the hospital (finally) on Friday. We left at 6:00 a.m. today (Saturday) to attend our rally at Natchez Trace State Park in TN. We are at Singing Hills Campground in Cave City, KY tonight. We will arrive at the rally early tomorrow afternoon and plan to get back to Michigan on Sunday, May 10th. It's nice to have a break from all the issues with my parents, although we did feel guilty leaving Kathy & Sue to take care of them.


Back to Jillian's concert...it was on April 22nd and it was the "Wee Americans" Concert - all patriotic songs. She was too adorable, putting her all into each song and doing all the hand movements that went with them. We thoroughly enjoyed it and we were glad we returned to Michigan early so we could attend.