Three Generations...

   It is always good to have family around.

   We have a great place to live, a pretty island setting with all its amenities, but there is a drawback, no family close.

   So it is always a special time when any of them come.

   It was the Virginia circus group this 4th of July season.

   Here three generations pose for the requisite shot. Front row: Laken, Granny Lou, Caroline, David, Dawn and Lucy. Men's row: Doug, Papa and Drew.

   And what did we do for three days?

   We played a lot of Sorry (notice the yellow men all in the Home Spot)

   We swam in the condo pool.

   David especially..

   Beach was on the agenda.

   There was a puzzle in progress (and still is..)

   It had a lot of writing on it, but was not as easy as it appeared..

   Then there was golf. It was hot over the 4th, but Drew and I managed 6 holes one day and 3 another.

   A view from the tee box to the 3rd green (par three, 105 yards from the men's tee)

   Drew's tee shot rolled right beside the hole and ended here for a birdie...Best Shot of the Rounds..

   I should allude to our lodging arrangements:

    Of course, we grandparents stayed in our own condo. Doug and family rented a condo at the beach, and they loaned us a couple of kids for each night.

   Our condo was the best place, and the kids got ice cream for breakfast..

   A couple of things I noticed as we spent these days together. One, we all had fun together, and Two there seemed to be no generation gap, at least in our play times and conversations.

   But I noticed also that Doug and Dawn were caught between their kids and their parents. Concerned about both generations, they wanted us old folks to enjoy the time, and they were in the process of making memories for their own.

   I remember that same situation with my parents.

   All guess most young families struggle somewhat with all that.

   But we are glad these took the time to come and stay in our neck of the woods for a few days.

   Our NC folks are in San Francisco for the summer and our AR people will be down here in a few days, so it is a good summer (and HOT, too)

   And we are grateful for all of them..