Rugby

Graces's first rugby game was a hot one but the Ruger parents bring tents for shade. Grace wears long socks that go up to her knees

Grace, Elizabeth, and Naranja work out their pre game strategies.

TOMATOES

Mike has 4 tomatoes in pots grown from seed on the porch.

Here is a Brandy Wine in the Topsy Turvy hanging down from the porch

He has a plantation in the back 40 of 11 tomatoe plants but some deer got to thema and muched them down half way.

Here is the first matter growing in the side of the flower garden.

Hurry up Fireworks!

Grace was ready for fireworks after the 7th inning stretch. It was a short game at 2 and a half hours and was fun. The Potomac Nationals won 9 to 2.

EEWWW...

AAHH!!!

Baseball Goodies

Grace blows her zuzu-flute; it sounded like a wounded cow but made the opposing Lynchburg Hillcat batters have lots of strikes.

Tutti-Frutti Dippin Dots are the best when its over 90 degrees in the shade.

Yummy in my tummy.

P-Nats Stadium

Farmer Grace

Farmer Grace grew a baby cabbage named Bob and harvested him after about 85 days.

His head is about 6 inches wide.

How do you like my cabbage?

Backstroke

This is Grace's game face for her second event. She swam in the outermost lane which is where MB was stationed. I got lots of great pictures!

There she goes with the backstroke!

Here she comes at the end of her race! Yeah Gracie!

Love,

4Vs

Freestyle

Here she is in line for her lane for her first event. Mike and MB worked on the pool deck as volunteers- Mike was a timer and MB was a runner.

G is in the second lane from the top.

Here the timers are leaning out to watch for Grace to touch and end the race. There are two timers in each lane. They take this pretty seriously here.... Grace did really well for her first event! Yeah Grace!

Love,

4Vs

Grace's First Swim Meet

Grace has joined the swim team at our neighborhood pool. She is in the 9/10 year old group of the "Tidal Waves" Swim Team. She has been going to practice almost every day after school for the month of June. When school finally gets out, 6/24, her practices will change to every weekday morning. Swimming is a big deal here!

Saturday morning they had time trials for all the kids. Gracie swam 50 m freestyle and 50 m backstroke.

They line the kids up on these benches to get them ready for their heat. It gets hard to tell them all apart when they are dressed in the same suits and hats and goggles.

G is the one next to the girl in pink! She is awaiting her first event.

Love,

4Vs

Virginia Lilies!

The orange-y reddish lilies are our favorites! Aren't they great?

Love,

4Vs

Scenes from the Virginia Garden

The gardens along the side of the house are blooming like crazy!

We have all sorts of lilies and plants that we didn't see bloom last year- There is a new blooming surprise almost every day!

The peonies and azaleas have already come and gone, but all sorts of big bulb lilies are popping out.

Love,

4Vs

Rainbow Cupcakes

Mom and Grace whipped up a batch of abbara-cadabarra cup cakes.

this one has about six colors in it. They tasted pretty good and looked colorific.

Great Great Grandad Waffles

We made Great Great Grandad Vaughn Waffles and they were delicious and even better than the ones that Donkey eats in Shrek 4.

Here is the recipe if you want to try it out.

Grace loaded her's up with strawberries and whiped cream.