1)
Mark cut his foot. He came hobbling over to the deck where we were eating and he was bleeding. His aunts sprung into action. Marianne and Jennifer and Olivia hovered around him like he was honey and they were bees. They got the bleeding stopped before I could even get close. Enoch inspected the cut and we decided he didn't need stitches. Then Enoch picked up Mark like he was a sack of feathers (and Mark is not a small boy) and carried him into the house. It's a good thing Mark isn't afraid of heights. I got the wound cleaned and Enoch glued it together with superglue...because that's how we roll in the Dahl family. The next morning it was still bleeding because Mark (being Mark) refused to not walk around on it. (Also I neglected Enoch's regluing instructions.) In the absence of Adam, Robert gave Mark a blessing and then Mark threw his arms around Robert for a big hug.
And I was grateful for aunts and uncles.
2)
Braeden had a favorite entourage. They happened to all be wearing the same colored t-shirt, so they decided they were Team Fabulous:
3)
Hyrum gave Emma a guitar lesson:
Meanwhile, Mark kept guard in the fort he and Hyrum had created:
(Marianne is probably the most long suffering hostess in America.)
4)
Desi and Liberty were beautiful and charming:
(Clarissa was beautiful and charming too, but she had to go to work.)
5)
We took the kids swimming. Rather than watch my big kids (Mark on the slides with Hyrum or Braeden terrorizing his sister and cousins...what is it with teenage boys?) I sat with Olivia at the kiddie pool and watched these two handsome lads, Marcos and Ammon:
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| the inattentive lifeguard sporting the Coors hat inspired a lot of confidence |
Braeden's hair hit a new low:
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| he went swimming, then slept...then magic happened |
1 comment:
It was gracious of you not to mention the cause of Mark's injury. Love you!
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