(Maybe this has something to do with why my kids are so morbid and think about straps breaking and falling to their deaths while parasailing!) In truth, we are really celebrating that he lived through this death defying event. Matthew summed it up eloquently on Facebook: "65 years ago today, my grandpa Moseley was shot down behind German lines in Normandy. A French farmer risked everything to hide grandpa (who pretended he was deaf/mute to fool German soldiers) for over two months until he could escape to the advancing allied lines. Grandpa (age 88) is still going strong. I have a lot to be grateful for today." To celebrate, we got together, barbequed, made homemade raspberry ice cream with raspberries out of Roxanne's garden, roasted marshmallows and hot dogs (Addie loved the hot dogs and ate at least three whole ones, maybe four), 
and set off fireworks. Hillary's kids played in the water and took pictures of anything and everything. This probably sounds pretty much like anyone else's July 4th celebrations but another thing we do is probably unlike most everyone else. Each of us take the opportunity to call or trek over to grandpa's to visit him, thank him for his service and generally bask in the blessing of having him with us.
and set off fireworks. Hillary's kids played in the water and took pictures of anything and everything. This probably sounds pretty much like anyone else's July 4th celebrations but another thing we do is probably unlike most everyone else. Each of us take the opportunity to call or trek over to grandpa's to visit him, thank him for his service and generally bask in the blessing of having him with us.
Here's Shawn playing games on his new Samsung Impression cell phone. He and Sonia got these new phones the day before. I purchased the same phone about a week earlier but didn't know half the stuff about the new phone that Shawn did. Here I was trying out the camera portion and I've also figured out how to send it to my email so I can save the picture to my computer. There's probably an easier way... like using the USB cable that came with the phone? 
We also had an unplanned, impromptu birthday celebration for Sami. She will be officially 4 tomorrow. In this picture she has on the new outfit she received from Sonia and Shawn (dress, necklace, flip-flops).
We also had an unplanned, impromptu birthday celebration for Sami. She will be officially 4 tomorrow. In this picture she has on the new outfit she received from Sonia and Shawn (dress, necklace, flip-flops).
Who knew that one of the highlights of shooting off fireworks would be making shadows on the garage door!Happy birthday America and thanks for having your birthday when it's warm. Happy Fourth of July grandpa, we're proud of you!
You know the song. We've had a lot of 'schools out for summer' around here and finally we are at the end of K-12. We have good schools but I just can't tell ya how glad I am to be done with them!
A more serious pose. 
The real deal... those final moments. James is shaking hands (or about to) with one of the district superintendants. The other gentleman is the school's principal. The graduation was at the E-center. We chose to sit up top and not only was the sound was crap-tacular, but it was super noisy with everyone talking. The principal gave, what I think may have been a really good talk but I only caught a phrase here and there because the sound was so bad AND no one had the audacity to tell the audience to shut the *bleep* up. James said he couldn't hear well either and he was sitting down on the floor of the arena.
