Kevin and Alison

 We got to take a vacation to Deep Creek and enjoy creation and time with Alison's family. We had themed dinner nights which was a ton of fun  Black and White was "Chickfila Night" Neon was "90's Night" and we had personal pan pizzas :) Tropical night was "Luau Night" and we had wi-ki-ki meatballs! We got to spend time hiking, on the water, near the water, and in the water. :)  We also got to visit a Lavendar farm and everyone went to play mini-golf one night: After all that, we weren't tired enough, so we took a detour on the way home. Do you recognize this famous home?

  When it's rainy, we play games and pull out the art supplies. It's been warm, but when we did have a few rainy days in a row, I remembered to take some pictures! This is glue, covered in salt, then watercolored. It turned out pretty well.  Peter will always agree to play a game! He and I got the chance to play some longer-games while the girls were at a dance-camp. 

 Kevin's dad's side of the family got together over the weekend. We went out Friday and came back on Sunday, and we packed a whole lot of fun into that short amount of time! Here we are, about halfway there. Our kids have always done well in the car, and as they get older it's remaining true! We didn't have an audio book this time, but we managed to stay pleasant ;) Saturday morning brought a ping-pong tournament & most participated!  After it stopped raining, we dragged everyone outside for a photo. I only have a few of the ones with Mimi and all her great-grandchildren. We took a whole group photo as well! After church & lunch on Sunday we made our return trek, but not before this sweet moment: my baby, holding a baby :)  So sweet!!