Happy Birthday Memorialized Eagle

I made a chocolate cake, buttercream frosting (needed more powdered sugar) and coconut, his favorite.  I had enough candles for all his grandchildren, a yellow one for Maxwell, and a red one for Dean.  We wouldn't all be here and connected without this great man.

Leading the music with his left arm, singing along...

Flowers and kudos to his mom, still going strong.  We ate our first crabs of the season, hamburgers, fresh corn on the cob, cantaloupe and sweet strawberries.

Sam finished his Eagle Project, painting fire hydrants yesterday.  Saturday's group did all but 4, and yesterday he and Bill Blakely finished the last ones up.

I was not allowed to help, so I took photos and made scones.

Couldn't find two groups as I circled around the area...The Pauls, Connors, Wainwrights helped, too.

My garage sale horse!

The Rest of the Story

You would never know the full story, just looking at these photos.  Context helps.  Details.  I am determined to ask better questions, give more complements, and to try and school my face. The weird, goofy looks we all make can be funny when the camera catches them.  I was having focusing problems in the dark gym.  The last two photos of Sam are for his mission application.  He chose the bottom one, without glasses.