August has been a busy, fun month for us. Our dear friends, Pat and Katie Coakley, arrived and are spending the month with us. On August 1 our fifth grandchild, Peter Isaiah, arrived and we made the trip to Plymouth. It was great that aunts Erin and Maeve were able to be there, too. Erin even made it in time to be with LeighAnne at the birth. All the Coakley kids gathered in Traverse City for a family reunion and we enjoyed their company, too. Mom Alice was able to make it up here with her cousin, Sharon, for a quick overnight stay before they headed to the UP. Petey was baptised on August 17 so we made another quick trip down to the Detroit area and Grandma Paula and Grandpa Raul welcomed everyone after church to their home in Birmingham for a great lunch. Pat and Katie have been playing Pickleball and golf on a regular basis while they are here and finally Rose and Bob joined them for an outing on the Wolverine Course at the Grand Traverse Resort. Bob was laid up with a bad back so did not play but did a fine job gathering golf balls that others had lost. Our good friends, Roger and Pat Finlan, joined us all for a night's stay at the house with Pat and Katie and we had great conversation and reminisced.
The clematis had a pretty good third year
Maeve and Erin made it from South Carolina and California, respectively, to be present for the birth of their second nephew, Peter
Erin thinks Petey is pretty special
Katie Coakley tries to get grand-daughter Alyce to smile while son Sean helps Conner to smile for the camera
Mom and her cousin, Sharon, stopped for a night on their way to Mackinaw Island and then the west end of the UP where Mom was born.
Petey gets the full immersion baptism.
Pat tees off with the Grand Traverse Resort Tower in the background. Rose works in the retail shops on the ground floor of the tower.
Rose and Katie had a very good day of golf
The third week of August finally brought out the blooms of the hibiscus. They mark the beginning of the end of a great summer with friends, family and good times.
We try to get some exercise, too
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