On Wednesday morning Brad came back down and met us over at Kristie's for breakfast. These first three photos were actually taken the previous day, but I'm including them anyway.
Jerry, Dave, Kelly and Jim
Jen, Nikki, Camilla and Kaiti
Jerry, Kelly and Diane
After breakfast, most of the teenage girls took the kids over to the church pavilion for crafts and games and the rest of us started working in Grandma's basement. I worked with the group cleaning out and organizing the storage room.
Debbie, Kristie and Pam
Brad helped finish a spare bedroom and computer room. We didn't brink proper clothes-oops. That's okay, now Brad has a stylin' paint shirt.
Lindsay and McKay
Colby and Camilla
Mandy, Janelle and Kaiti
Colby, Austin and Connor
Austin and Grayson
Dave
We were so grateful for the opportunity to serve. We're thankful we could help! I finished up a little before Brad, so Liesel played with Abby while I visited with Katherine, Kaiti, Hailey and Mandy.
The kids came back in time for lunch. They just played together and we tried to give them naps.
Alexa, Abby, Everee, Sadie and Belle
After cleaning up we met back over at Kristie's. Liesel napped on Brad while we watched Megamind.
We had a delicious dinner and visited outside in the nice weather.
Ryder and Kaiti
Jason, Parker and Isaac
Kaysia and Isabelle
Everee
All of the kids love Liesel and played with her a lot.
Sadie, Liesel, Belle, Kaysia and Jason
Two of the Jens (we're missing my sister-in-law Jen)
Hailey, Camilla, Holly, Mandy and Kaiti
Grayson, Tyler, Austin and Jake playing basketball
Later on we came inside and Grandma read us some letters that had been written to Grandpa. He had served as a district leader in the MTC and also as a stake patriarch. It was wonderful to learn more about him. (He passed away in January 1996, so I never had the chance to meet him.)
Afterwards we played Mafia. Parker played on Connor's team. They were the mafia and Parker never let on. Way to play Parker!
It is so much fun to be together with family!
As a finale to the evening we had some barbecue-roasted s'mores.
Connor enjoying his s'more.
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