Like I said in the previous post, prior to the family reunion we had tons of family coming in to make a trip of it. My sisters, their kids and families, and my cousin Natalie were ones that stayed with us in the house, which meant we had 20 people staying here [10 of them being 5 and under] in the house. While it took a lot of flexibility on everyones part, it was a lot of fun.

I loved seeing this new generation of sisters and cousins having princess fashion shows, and winning lightsaber battles in the backyard. I loved seeing the personalities of the baby boys as they learned boundaries and tested the limits, like with learning to walk or how much sand they could get away with eating-it was adorable. I loved seeing my parents be grandparents, with things like home made smores in the living room, painting in the back or sitting on Grandpa. I loved being able to see cousins I haven't seen for years, and getting to know their spouses and kids a little bit better, and start new relationships. And of course, I loved loved loved the time I got to spend with my sisters and cousins-especially Natalie who doesn't come up half as often as she should. [Pretty sure that needs to change, wouldn't you say? haha].








Since then, life hasn't slowed down-we have been busy working on Lester's application, dog/house sitting and hanging out at the splash pad and with friends in Mountain View, hitting up the farmers market, visiting apple headquarters, seeing our friends the Morco's and meeting their little one, seeing Luke and Lester off on Trek, and a million other little things. As fun as things have been, I think we are all looking forward to a little more routine and normalcy here. As always, life is good and we are happy!