Today Abigail turned 6 years old. The Marchio’s had a party for her and everyone had a super time. The party started with Christopher (or daddy as Abby calls him) grilling hot dogs for everyone.
The Grillmaster at work
There were lots of hot dogs to grill because there were lots of people, i.e. kids there. Gary and Trista Burch and their 6 children were there. They are staying at the farm with for about a week.
Sarah, Christopher, and Gary
Joshua Burch, Ansley Burch, Hannah Burch,
Abby, Martha, Trista and Timothy Burch
After hot lunch was over Abigail opened her presents. She received many presents, including a set of painted gardening tools from her brother Jacob, a tea set from ?????, toy horses from her mom, hand knitted socks from her Aunt Deborah, and shoes that light up from her Grandmommy.
Abby and her new gardening tools
Abby and her brother Jacob
Abby and her new tea set
Abby and her new horses
Abby with her new socks
THEY FIT!!!
Abby with her new shoes
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There is no feeling in the world like making a gift for someone and seeing a look of total happiness when they open it and really appreciate it. This is especially true when the look is on a child’s face. Today Abigail Marchio turned 6. Her brother Gabriel gave me some fuzzy yarn for my birthday about a month ago and I used it to decorate the top of the socks that I made for Abigail. Here is the result and her reaction. The pictures don’t need words.
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Martha turned 4 years old on June 3 and we had a party at the farm. She received lots of presents and had a birthday cake with ice cream in the middle that her mom made. It was delicious! Martha is our niece (#4 in line at the moment) and apparently from the photo below she just came back from the voting booth and voted for Ben Hand. Enjoy the photos….
Can you tell she likes her presents?
She is showing off the headband Auntie Deborah made for her.
Martha, Daddy and Cake. What could be better?
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This past weekend Deborah took a trip to Alabama to meet her new grandson. He is perfect in every way, of course. After arriving in Atlanta on Friday afternoon, she made the drive to Montgomery, AL in time to have dinner with William and his parents. Here he is in his new hats she made for him.
The weekend was extremely busy and included a trip to the Marchio/Fillmer farm so they could meet him as well. The visit was wonderful, until Deborah was leaving and she accidentally backed over the Marchio’s dog Tanya. Miraculously Tanya was unhurt and the children learned a valuable lesson about being around cars that are potentially moving.
Sarah, holding William.
Dale cooking up beanie weanies for lunch.
Sarah and Chris have a beautiful family. Here are some photos of the family and the farm.
Sarah, Jacob, Abby, William, and Sara (William’s mom)
Abby
Martha
Abby and Levi
Gabriel
Isaac
Jacob
Jacob and the goats
Chickens
Deborah, Abby, and Martha
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Ahhhhhhh! Alabama in July! The heat, the humidity, the mosquitoes… what more could anyone want? Except perhaps air conditioning. As we celebrated the Fourth of July with family and friends we were reminded of days gone past. Yes, those were the good old days… weren’t they?
Perhaps I should dig up an almanac to check the heat and humidity ratings from 150 years ago. I know when this house was built it had no air conditioning and yet people continued to live here. I’m sure they loved this house as much as I do; and likely they were even hotter than I am. At least I have the power of fans to circulate the heat and give the illusion of cooler air.
As many of you know the AC went out in our car a few weeks ago. We took it into the shop to have it fixed (which luckily only took 2 weeks!) and our AC in the house promptly died. Perhaps the Lord wants to remind us of the blessings of living in the USA where AC is the norm. After all, I could be living in South America with more heat, worse humidity, and mosquitoes the size of my head.
Well, until the Lord sends the funds to fix the AC I think I will just count my blessings- like Isaac. Here sits my sweet happy 6 month old. He is braving the heat by running a fever and an ear infection. Chris has dressed him in the appropriate attire for avoiding heat stroke… a onesie and a wet cloth on the head! Happy Fourth of July from the Marchios! – Sarah
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Hello and welcome to the Fillmer / Marchio family blog.
This weekend was an eventful one full of activity. Chris, Gabriel and Jacob went to North Carolina to visit Scott and Deborah at the RV park where they were staying. Everyone had such a great time and there was never a pause in the action until bedtime. Scott and Deborah set up the tent and got the campfire ready to light.
The Marchios arrived on Friday evening and were greeted with hotdogs for dinner and smores by the campfire for dessert.
Saturday was a full day of boating. Everyone went out on the sailboat “Jackpot” for a couple of hours of sailing.
Then it was back to the campground for lunch and out on the river with the Sea Doo for the guys. Deborah stayed at home and enjoyed some quiet sewing time.
Jacob and Chris
Gabriel and Scott
See ya later
Fishing was the next activity of the day. Jacob brought the worms and Scott helped the boys bait their hooks.
Gabriel caught a fish!
Whoa! That is what Gabriel said when he lit the campfire for the evening.
Sunday morning came all too soon and after breakfast the guys were off in a flash to see the lighthouses on the Outer Banks. First stop: Bodie Lighthouse on Pea Island.
Wow that is tall!
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Lighthouses are nice, but the boys really just wanted to play in the waves, so it was off to the beach they went.
Look at the hole Gabriel dug.
Where is Jacob? He is way down the beach looking for shells. Can you see him? This is a little like where’s Waldo.
All that fun in the sun and still more exciting things to see. Cape Hatteras lighthouse was the final destination before heading home.
After so much excitement in one weekend a fella can get a little wiped out. Gabriel is sharing sleeping quarters with the Blaze.
Everyone had such a wonderful time. No one wanted it to end. So, the Marchio’s took the Sea Doo back to Alabama where it will reside for the remainder of the summer and the Marchio’s can take it to the lake.
Meanwhile, Scott and Deborah are on there way to spend a few months in Tool, Texas with Deborah’s family.
