Eli at Rockmont

Eli will be at Camp Rockmont for two weeks. We're excited for him. He's been before for a couple of hours as part of church events. But he'll get the full treatment for the next several days. The camp takes photos throughout the camp session. We found three that included Eli from yesterday. You can see them here. We'll keep an eye out and add to the album when more appear. For now, you can take a look at the camp here. Alice P. teaches rocketry at camp, which happened to be one of Eli's skill choices. She saw him yesterday and reported that he "didn't need a hug," a good thing. He did say that we forgot to pack a fan for him (it wasn't on the list!!). They spend so little time in the cabin, he'll barely notice.

First bite

Calvin took his first bites of solid food this evening. Sweet potatoes. He took to it like a pro. Two teeth on bottom and a third breaking through on top. He's ready.

July 4

We met David and Brenda and Martha in Morganton for Red, White and Bluegrass. D&B came up to Black Mountain afterward and spent the night with us. David was busy with the camera on Saturday morning and took all these shots. The one of Calvin holding his toes and sticking out his tongue has proven very popular.

Recent and random

Here are some random shots from the month of June. Included are some from Eli's "graduation" from elementary school, Libby receiving a gift for Manna Foodbank from a local church's Vacation Bible School, a couple of Calvin (a very funny one of him in mid-sneeze)and Briggs, and several from around the yard. Everything green has budded and bloomed. There are fruits on all the trees and shrubs. We've had blueberry pancakes, blueberry scones and still have big bowl in the fridge, plus all these still on the two bushes. We're pretty certain we've got some type of apple trees, which, due to mis-pruning, are oddly shaped, and a single pear tree with just a few fruits on it. It's in much better shape than last year, though, when the Easter freeze nipped every bud on it.