Some of my activities in June included a get-together with friends at the Lake Home and driving to Collinsville, Mississippi, for an Espey Family reunion.

The wives at our annual get-together at the Lake Home.

The husbands, all retired professors from SCSU.

I picked close to 50 of these caterpillars off my flowers.

Dick and I drove to Mississippi for a family reunion; we are somewhere in Wis.

Went to a Red Hatter's meeting with my sister-in-law.

Dick and my brother are shelling purple-hull peas.

Here I am shelling purple-hull peas.

Spring 2012 Flowers

Here are some of the flowers growing around the Saint Cloud home.

Tulips, daffodils and others.

Presidential Clematis

Blue Lambonese

Daffodils and tulips

Bush Cherry

Blue Shamstones

Lilacs

Poppies

Close up of poppies

Popcorn Tree

Visiting the Ocean Beach in Jacksonville

We went to the ocean to swim.

Janelle and Amelie at water's edge.  The tide is coming in!

Dick and granddaughter play on the ocean's shore.

Amelie plays in the miniature pool.

Grandpa Heath and Amelie on the ocean beach.

A beach scene where we were.

Downtown Jacksonville on the way home from the beach.

Visiting a Park in Jacksonville

We visited a park where there was a pond with water fowl and also a play ground.

Amelie feed a goose some bread.

Another species of goose investigated the activity.

An island was in the pond for the water fowl.

Amelie climbs up the slide to find her grandfather.

Fun Activities

Amelie and her mother, Janelle, prepare for some fun activities.

Crayons are broken up and placed in an oven proof container, then melted.

With Mother watching, Amelie dyes eggs.

Here is the results of one dyed egg.

Amelie, dressed as a monkey, smiles for her mother.

Valentine Day

I received two beautiful bouquets for Valentine Day.

Valentine Day flowers from Sue and Jon

These flowers from Dick

Rick's favorite birthday cake for the last 49 years

Rick's cake with birthday candles

My two oldest sons, Rob and Rick

Some More of the Grandchildren

Here we are, hanging out at the Saint Cloud Home the day before John & Paige leave for home.

Amelie finds the Ladybug carriage.

Anji brushes snow off their rented car.

Anji, Rachel, and Sophie preparing to slide down the hill.

Aubrey models the vest that Grandma Heath made for her.

Playing with Amelie

Our youngest grandchild, Amelie, plays with grandma.

Amelie sports a head piece.

Grandma and granddaughter have a pretend party.

Amelie mixes a pretend drink.

Dad shows his daughter, Grandmother's rocking chair from her childhood.

Amelie tries to escape from being dressed.

A Walk in the Woods

The weather was mild, there was no snow on the ground, so Drew & Sophie asked us to walk in the woods with them.

One morning a few of us decided to walk in the woods.

We found a snow pile that had not melted away.

Drew, Amelie, and Sophie walk ahead of us.

Sophie and Drew hold the owl's hands.

Here we come!