Right after our family vacation, we had family come visit us. My parents, my sister Audrey, my brother Mike, my nephew Jaden, and my sister Alison and her family all came out for a few days. We weren't able to have everyone stay at our house. My parents and Mike had to stay in a motel, and we had some creative sleeping arrangements. Alison and Micah brought a trailer out, so a few of them stayed in that. Audrey got Savannah's room. Jaden was on a mattress on the floor with Owen and Weston. Nathan was on the floor in Jared's room. The rest of the kids were either on the trampoline, in a tent, or on the couch. The girls couldn't decide where they wanted to sleep each night.
We played sand volleyball, had a bonfire at the beach, hung out and played games, went shopping, went out to eat, some jogging and biking, and went to church together. Nathan and Jared both spoke in sacrament meeting, with Nathan giving a post-mission talk and Jared giving a pre-mission talk. Jared was set apart as a missionary right after church, so everyone was able to participate in that special experience. Nathan and his friend Shawn also gave a missionary report on their missions later that evening, complete with pictures.
It was great to have so many people out here, but not real fun to prepare food for 20 people. We grilled hamburgers on Friday evening, had roast & potatoes and rolls for lunch on Sunday, spaghetti for dinner, and out to eat on Monday. I didn't quite estimate the right amount of roast, but we got by. One of my friends also brought brownies over Sunday afternoon, so it supplemented our lunch perfectly. I did have to get up pretty early on Sunday morning to be able to make rolls and prep the roast before church. The sacrifice was worth it to have so much family out to visit us though!
This is one of my favorite pictures from the visit - Bethany and Kai. She loved her and just wanted to hang out with the dog. I'm not sure if Kai appreciated Bethany as much but she's a pretty patient dog.
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