Lauria, Jim, children, and pug arrived about 9:30 Saturday morning at the market.  What a pleasant surprise to look up from my craft table and see Hayden standing there.  Summer hours at the market changed from 9-1 and after I was through packing up, Lauria and I took the children to Walmart, picked up a few things, then went shopping at a thrift store.  Olivia found a long velveteen lady's dress to play dress-up, Sofia  found herself a soft pink nightie, and Lauria bought a few summer dresses.  On the drive home, we remembered we had ice-cream melting in the back of the van. 

Sunday morning we drove to the Ocoee River, where the 1996 Olympics were held, to show the children the rafters and kayakers.  Luckily, as we pulled into our parking spot, the alarm sounded and speakers announced that the water would be rising.  Everyone was warned to get off the rocks.  We got to the suspended bridge as the roaring water approached us.  

Within minutes, rafters appeared.

Lauria and Jim and the children had never seen the river rise as water was released from the dam.  We've watched this a couple times but never get sick of it so we viewed from the bridge and sat along the river. 

After lunch, the children made up a game to play with Matchbox cars.

Family watching the Coke 0400 in Daytona.

                                                             Kirby, the pug.

Jim and Grant made a wonderful vegetable frittata for supper and we had ice-cream for dessert.

                                                                           Ben

                                                                      Olivia

                                                                    Grant

                                                         Hayden and Sofia