Summer 2013

This Summer was CRAZY-BUSY-FUN!!!

Starting the 3rd week of July, we were able to have so many friends and family come to visit.  I was so busy, I couldn't take time to blog each visit individually...plus, they all overlapped.  So, here is my attempt to get it all in.  We will start with the first group of visitors, from Minnesota:

-The Woolfs
The Woolfs arrived in town for a wedding and stayed in Esco w/ family for a week.  But lucky us, we got to still play!  The first thing they wanted to do-

 Once they were done staying at their Aunt's, they came to our house for a week!  It was so fun to have them here.  

 Of course, we spent some time at The Ranch too-

 On our last day together, we headed to the beach one last time.  Here's the crew-

 I love this woman!!!!  17 years of friendship.  She is more like a sister to me and I love her dearly.  So glad we got to hang out so much this Summer.  Miss them already!

 BUT WAIT!!!  We snuck in one last play date with the Woolfs before they headed home.  We crashed "Annie" 's Birthday Party at the OSF.

The Christensens-

Tash & her fam had been camping at the beach while the Woolfs stayed with us.  Then she spent a few days with her parents before coming and staying with us.  They arrived the day after the Woolfs left are house!  (Phew!)  While she was here, we headed to The Ranch...

 And we hit up Boomers!

 So blessed to have such an amazing friend like her!  Also, I feel like she could be my sister too!  18 years of friendship and still going strong.

I love that our kids have so much fun together.  It was such a great few days.  So happy that no matter how far away, we still get to be so close.

The McEwans-

 Shawna and the kids got to town about the same time that the Woolfs arrived at our house.  They stayed at Mark & Tracy's.  Their first week, Mark & Tracy & fam + Mom & Dad were on a Church History tour.  So, we got to have some fun with them at the beach and the Ranch and with everyone else!  It was so awesome to see them.  The kids are so big...especially "Sissy".

 When everyone got back from their trip, we had a family dinner at Gammy's.  Just like old times...

 The Ranch-

 Cali loved getting play time in with her littlest cousin...

 The first week of August...we had a Wilson Family Beach trip (post to come later)...but when we finished that up, I got to see this guy-

Love Him!

 AND this lady!  Granny has moved back to So Cal and got to meet all of us at Camp Pendleton for Christian's 12th Birthday Party!

 The McEwans were staying at the cottages at the beach and we all got to meet up to celebrate this guy's big day.

 As an added bonus, they arranged to have Christian ordained a Deacon and receive the Aaronic Priesthood.  That was pretty cool!

 We teamed up with Mark & Tracy and got him a Ukulele.

 We got in some more beach and family time before they headed  back to Florida-

 One last family dinner...sniff, sniff...

It was such a blast hanging out all together again.  I love my family so much and am so happy we got to have so much fun together this Summer.  

I took a gazillion pics...and if you want to see them all...Click HERE.