Stuffs have happened

1. We were privileged to see Beth's MFA exhibit titled "The Pool of Memory." It was amazing. She combined photos with an interesting photo developing technique to create new images that really make you think about how we live and the memories we make and keep.

2. Family members started to come into town. We were able to hang out with Oliver's parents and brother Chris & family a couple times. They invited us to Trafalga where we "acted like 10 year olds" for several hours. They had a LOT of tokens which they shared with us and we just had fun. Ryan and Toby bonded and played and Chris and Oliver enjoyed trying to "beat" as many games as possible.

Photo courtesy of Grandma Karen

3. Chris, Jen, Toby & Hannah came to visit us and we spent an hour at the pool where again Ryan and Toby bonded. It was great to have them come play with us. 

4. Jimmy came into town also and we had everyone at our house for a few hours that evening.

5. Beth graduated with her masters degree and all of her brothers were at the ceremony to support her.

Photo credit to Grandma Karen

6. I got to meet Natalie for "dinner" at Zupa's on the way to Springville and then Oliver's family (minus Ari) all stayed at the Creekhouse where we sang Happy Birthday to Jimmy and played and laughed, etc.

7. Road trip to Las Vegas began on Saturday morning. Ryan, Toby, & Macy rode with Chris & Jen. Hannah and Evan rode with us. Allie and Andrea rode with their parents. It was a good drive south.

8. Even better was arriving in Henderson and going to the party to celebrate Grandma Betty's (& Uncle Ben's) 80th birthday.

9. The party was great! Lots of dancing for the kids and I even got to dance with Oliver for more than one dance. I love dancing with him. 

10. On Sunday, we all gathered at Grandma's house for a few hours before we needed to head back north. It was a great family gathering.