The Rest of the Summer

Aren't the months of June, July, and August supposed to be the "lazy, hazy daze of summer?" It seems like it's been anything but lazy. It also seems like this was the shortest summer ever. I'm not sure why, just does. Now that it's mid August, both kids are back in school (more on that later) and the freight train that is 'Fall 07' has left the station ... all aboard!

Continuing the review of summer ...




Lily Grace, Austin, and Amanda enjoy fireworks at the Athens fireworks show, a tradition in the Green family that dates to Austin's first fourth of July!

We took a long vacation in Ft Walton Beach after the July 4th holiday.

"Is there anything I can get you?"



"Lily Grace and 'The Claw!'"

In mid July, the Jr Youth group from Isom's Chapel worked at Manna House, distributing food to the needy and were rewarded with a pool party at the Bryant's. Lily Grace took advantage and learned how to jump off the diving board (yes, in the deep end!). Her reward ... a cupcake with green icing!





Lily and Austin's 'Big Sister' Amanda heads off the college. She's going to graduate school in Chicago, Illinois ... that's a long way away! Please come back and visit often (BTW, at the time of this blog entry, Amanda has come back to visit ... yea!)




Of course, the big event of the summer was Lily Grace getting baptized. We decided to do this on the anniversary of her "Gotcha Day" and it gave me the opportunity to give a testimony before the church about how God showed me our privilege and responsibility in seeing that Lily Grace would know "Who this Jesus is."





Not long after that, Austin began workouts for band and football at East Limestone. No pictures of course, that might tip the competition. This year, Austin will continue to manage the high school football team, but he will also march with the band during halftime. In a twist of irony that even I couldn't imagine, the band will open the season with "Mission Impossible!" Of course, Austin says it's all worked out. He'll manage up until 3 minutes before halftime, then run through a phone booth and emerge in his band BDUs, grab his snare, and be on the field marching before you can say superman! This will be fun.

I now pronounce you ready for fall ... let the games begin!

Love,
Green, Party of Four ...