Saturday, July 29, 2023

This and That in July, Part 2!

There were a lot of temple baptisms in July.  The Perrys tried to go every week and then they came here for lunch.  Above is when they met the McClellans one Saturday afternoon. We also saw the Melanchuks a couple of times after baptisms.  Once we had Nathaniel here with us for some fun while they were at the temple.

Group photo after a BBQ with the Perrys and McClellans
On Sunday the 16th the Perrys invited us for dinner with the McClellans.  Brian barbecued some amazing hamburgers for us!
We had a very fun and funny game of Telestrations.  
Here is one of the rounds:
It was a beautiful sunset on our ride home.
One morning Grandpa took the McClellans kayaking:
The girls were very creative with planks and magna tiles:
Sarah started this paint by number while they were here, and I just got this photo of the finished product.  Beautiful painting and beautiful girl!
I took them to Sloughhouse one morning:
There were nightly Koob games:
On Wednesday, July 19th they met the Melanchuks at the lake for boating.
They both tried wake boarding after watching Michael demonstrate.
Camille was up for a good ride!
Nathaniel got to drive the boat:
Riding on the "Couch."
Group photo before they left Chico:
We had the fun outing to Old Sacramento, some games of Apples to Apples, Qwixx, 
Think 'N Sync and The Great Dalmuti and Sarah watched all of Spin and Marty, and then it was time to say good by:
At the end of the month we delivered corn to my ministering sisters
And that just about ends out July, a very hot and fun month!
Bonus feature:
McClellans stopped in Utah for a couple of days on their way back to Kansas.
Hurray--fun pictures of Caleb!

This and That in July, Part 1!

 We had a great 4th of July...
...which included a trip to Chico!
We met the Melanchuks and Perrys there after they had been boating at Black Butte Lake.
The boys had an intense game going:
The girls were having fun too!
There was a delicious meal!
Daniel showed us this computer generated pen that he figured out.
He programmed it to draw a flag for the 4th of July.
Here it is in action!
Group photo at the end of the day!
When we are home over the 4th of July, we like watching this movie.  
And we did that this year.
The McClellan girls did a road trip.  Here they are just before they left.
After two days of driving, they made it to Utah.
They loved spending time with Caleb...and Courtney and Ben too!
They also got to see the "John"sons and the "Josh"ersons, including spending a day at 
Boondocks with both families.  Caleb and his parents were there too!
Sam has been busy on his mission...
Elizabeth has been busy on her mission too!  Pioneer Day party:
Katie leaving for Girls Camp.
She did the ropes course and the zip line!
The "John"sons went to a family reunion in Waterton, Canada!
Hannah, Joshua, David, Kathryn, Amelia and Daniel attended FSY at Sonoma State college in Santa Rosa.  This is the only picture I've seen but it sounds like they had a great time!
To Be Continued...