The first Sunday of the month on the 7th, we went to Federal Way to church for the blessing of Daniel and Shawn's baby girl, Adeline. There were so many brethren there to stand in the circle that some of them had to sit down. It was so nice to see such an out-pouring of support for this young couple and their new baby. We went over to Shawn's parent's home for lunch afterward and that was very nice. Samuel didn't get to bless the Sacrament but it was a good sacrifice to be with family.
By Wednesday, Elizabeth and I were ready to go in her van to Susan's house. Susan wanted to spend some time with Liz since she didn't get to see much of her over the 4th of July. We traveled to Meridian, Idaho with only one stop for gas and lunch. The kids did pretty well. Liz started out and and I drove from Pendleton on about half way.
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| Loaded and ready to go. Stephen did a nice job with the bikes on the top. |
We had a great time with Susan even though she had to work most of Thursday. She got to come home for lunch so that was nice to see her then.
At home Jenna cleaned the house and packed her car and Stephen and Samuel packed the truck and they caravanned on Friday. Rebekah drove with Jenna and the kids. They couldn't come earlier since there was a Single Adult Activity on Thursday night that both Rebekah and Stephen had to make an appearance.
We were all together again for Friday night and since that was Stephen and Kathleen's anniversary, the kids let us go out for a dinner and visit to the Meridian Temple site. The food was great but very filling. It was nice to do something for our anniversary... ;-)
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| 36th Anniversary Pix at Susan's House. |
Saturday morning we were up early and off to Utah for a Ralph Family Reunion. We were late but they waited on us before really starting. Stephen played his harmonica 3 different ways which is his signature talent. Our Ralph Family had the most people there and in the nursery. It was nice to see so many family members. Elaine and Lamar Hansen are going on a mission soon to Georgia so it was so very nice to see them. We also spoke with Janelle Black and others that we haven't seen for awhile. It was just fun to get together even for a little while.
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| Lunch at the Reunion. Watching the show. |
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| The grandkids playing Simon Says. |
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| Rebekah has the kids following her lead. |
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| The Fred Horace Ralph Reunion - 2016 |
After that Jenna and Beka left for Jenna's mother's house and Liz went to pick up Austin. That was the last time we saw them during this trip. Stephen and I went to St George to visit Francene and Samuel went back with Michael and Sarah, Ben and Carli who had all come up together.
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