The Elma turnover

We turned Claire over to her Grandmother Nancy on the 6th of July. We were sorry to see her

go but she was looking forward to spending time with her Grandmothers and Aunt. We had a great 2 weeks with her and miss her--it was so "nice".

The Winner

Claire had the great idea of being the Statue of Liberty for July 4th. We won the Seabrook porch contest and how could we not with such a great statue. (Also, our neighbor Greg said he stuffed the ballot box with votes for Claire.) There were so many pictures taken of her that I'm sure they will be posted in several places. It was so fun. The prize was $100.00 gift certificate to the cafe. Also bragging rights for the next year.

We are having a great 4th with Charles and Mary, Bill, the Fifes (minus Carmen) and David and the boys. Last night we went down to the beach for fireworks (Uncle John bot the BEAST at the bomb shack). It was unbelievable what was going on down there. There were so many fireworks. It looked like Taholah was blowing itself up or at least expending a month's pay in moments. The kids kept shouting "Unleash the Beast" in unison to egg John on with his mortars.

David and the boyz left around 7 this morning (7/5). Claire will miss her little pack but will likely find replacement playmates ASAP.

Seabrook

We have made the journey to rainy 57 degree Seabrook. It is quiet now but tomorrow a lot of Kerrs show up--including Charlie and Reid--which Claire is very excited about. Claire is continuing to crack us up. She can be so funny sometimes--like saying that we don't know how to parent as well as her parents. True words.

We stopped in Oly and saw Dd--she was so excited to see Claire and vice versa.

Pictures later.