Fourth of July Family Reunion

My brother, "J" & his wife, "R" (from West Africa!) & two of their grandchildren just visited us. Soon more of their family arrived & my other brother & his wife stayed w/ my sister so we enjoyed quite the family reunion. We treated them to a homemade New England Clam Chowder dinner w/ canned brown bread (I'd never seen canned bread before we moved here!) & Cape Cod Potato chips.



Aunt "R" pulled out her Africa bag & let us all choose one thing! FUN!



My sister & her husband pulled out all the stops & treated us to lobster & steamers! Delicious!!

We traveled to Bristol, RI to spend time w/ even more family & to enjoy the 224th(!) Annual Fourth of July Parade w/ first class seats! Bristol is the most patriotic town I know. The houses & people & even the lines of the parade route are all decked out in patriotic colors for the occasion! A great place to be on the 4th of July!



J & R spoke at our church about their life in Africa... about the why & what & where behind their work. Interesting! Commited to pray for one boy in particular who has a very difficult life & (click) "here" is why. I'm posting his picture on my wall today & I can't help but wonder how God will work in him as a result!

Most of the family went to a nearby waterpark while my husband & I prepared to celebrate Uncle "J's birthday w/ a backyard bbq....
...which we followed up w/ a geocaching adventure that led us to an OLD aquaduct in town that I didn't even know existed...& it's right nearby! Fun!