Pink-ish

Dave brought me flowers again yesterday! They are these beautiful lillies...white and pink-ish. They have a very strong smell...good thing they smell good! These are the only 2 that are open right now, but there are several more that should be opening up over the next few days. I like the way the petals twist around...makes me think of a starfish.

Gaffney for the Fourth

It had been tradition for Harrimans to gather in Gaffney for July 4th. We missed a couple years of that, but this year it happened again and it was great! Good company, good weather and GOOD food!! It was nice to have a few days to relax and visit with people we don't get to see often.

The girls took on the task of tie-dying some shirts (and socks!) while the guys were working on the deck. We mixed the colors, rubber-banded and decorated. I must say, we're a pretty creative bunch! After all the shirts were dyed, we wrapped them in saran wrap and let them sit for a few hours to let the dye get good and set. Then we washed and dried them. They all turned out SO PRETTY!! (Or manly, as the case may be...tee hee)

Fourth of July Weekend

Here are the guys working on the porch. Matt and Uncle Gary had already been working on it for a few days, and the rest of the guys helped out once they got there. Dave enjoyed helping with it too. They worked until well after dark on Thursday night- it's shaping up to be a beautiful deck!

And here is the reason for the new deck! Uncle Gary and April decided to put in a pool. It's a nice one! It's 28 feet across (I think...) and it was about 4.5 feet deep around the edges to almost feet deep in the middle. We all enjoyed it during those hot SC summer days!

More pics from Florida...

Dave's Boat Ride

Dave, Lisa, Dad (Carlson) and Jordan went out for a 3 hour ride on a boat in the gulf one day while we were in FL. Here are some of the pics he took.