I leave to pick up my kids in 30 minutes from their last day of school. How's that for cutting it to the wire with my goal of being caught up before they finish the school year?
My Grandpa turned 90 on May 5. To celebrate this wonderful man, we had an extended family reunion in California. It was so fun to see my parents, siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles- some that I hadn't seen since we moved away from Utah 11 years ago.
I have one large, loud, fun family.
We flew in Friday night, spend the night at Sara and Bens, and then drove up to Pismo Beach on Saturday morning, stopping in Solvang for some Danish pastries on the way. We spent the rest of Saturday on the beach. It was heavenly.
Audrey meeting London.
Austie bringing D her favorite drink. We take our drinks very seriously.
Grande with his grandbabies.
Sunday we had church at the beach house. My Grandpa told stories and bore his testimony.
It was awesome.
My little family. PS. I have learned I never do my hair on vacations. Kinda wish I would have.
My family.
My entire family. I love these people and so proud and happy to call them mine.
There was some wrestling with my Dad and cousin, naturally.
Audrey and her Grandpa Great.
After church we went to the pool to enjoy more time together.
Pool and then ocean. My kind of view.
Sunday night was my cousin April's birthday.
The food we had was so good. My mom and aunts really outdid themselves. I basically showed up and ate. A lot.
My mom did this cute craft with the kids on Sunday night. She used the candy DOTS and toothpicks to have them build little structures. She talked about how DOTS can stand for Depend On The Savior. It was a huge hit and every time we eat DOTS from now on, we will remember to depend on the Savior, and my Grandpa's birthday weekend.
Joshua and Joshua. I think they look similar. Cute boys.
The man of the hour.
Savy wrote Audrey this note. So cute.
Monday morning was his actual 90th birthday. We all came together for an amazing brunch to sing and celebrate. We gave him his book of our 90 plus acts of service we did. He loved it.
Grandpa Great with all his great grandkids. His youngest grandchild is only one year older than his first great grandchild (Audrey). How's that for an age span?
I don't think we ever got a perfect picture, but that's the way it should be.
We then had a piñata for Cinco de Mayo. People had to leave then and it was sad to say goodbye. We didn't need to leave until that night, so we headed to the beach.
I love this beach bum.
Playing in the sand.
Jenn. Krisinta and me. One year ago we were about to leave for our Grand Canyon trip. It was fun to see these girls with their kids.
It was a wonderful weekend celebrating a wonderful man. My Grandpa is truly worth celebrating.
I love him dearly.
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