Balloon Fest

We had a houseful this past weekend for the Centralia Balloon Fest. It was great to see the true colors of this little city. For a city of 12,000 to pull off a big festival like the Balloonfest was really amazing. On Sunday morning I walked out my front door, and looked up to see 8 hot air balloons flying overhead. What a sight!
http://www.cityofcentralia.org. Check out the city website to see pictures.
(Garrett is the city webmaster) You can also see pictures on www.grandmasusie.com. Enjoy! Please comment if you've read this. I'm curious to see if anyone reads my blog

Boomer and Bullfrog

Boomer loves picnics

"We can have a picnic Mommy, that would be good", says Boomer as he sits down on the couch to eat his bedtime snack. He went on to say, "You sit right here mommy and have a picnic with me." We have enjoyed many picnics this summer. When we eat anywhere besides at the table, Boomer considers it a picnic. He helps us remember to cherish every moment, because from his perspective, life is a picnic. Though we experience ups and downs just like everyone else, we feel tremendously blessed with the way life is unfolding for our little family. I guess this blog goes along with the old saying of, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade". After all, lemonade is the beverage of choice on a picnic.