This week my dad's sister and 8 of her 9 children stayed with us from Wednesday until Saturday. We had 4 busy, fun days filled with swimming, talking, playing instruments, indoor games, basketball, etc... Of course whenever you have that many people there is a lot of cooking and eating and fellowship that goes on too. Sleeping is always a little tricky, but there is always plenty of floor space in the living room and a few extra mattresses and futons always come in handy. Thursday night we all headed down to mission bay for a bonfire and Saturday morning we visited Santee lakes and rented paddle boats for a hilarious spin around one of the lakes. (It was funny for those of us who were on the shore watching. :) )
the girls--Rachel, yours truly and Rebecca
the guys and the bonfire
we enjoyed a beautiful sunset over the bay
fun in the pool with balls and friends--the Townsend family with their four girls made several activities more exciting
the paddle boats were harder than they looked--especially for the girls in skirts, I think
our annual shot of all the cousins on the sofa--that back row gets bigger every year!
2 comments:
Hi Marcia
So much fun to see all the photos of family, and I really enjoyed reading about your trip to Alaska as well.
I'm sooo bad about keeping up with your family, so this is a good way to sneak in an update. :-)
Give your folks my love, okay
Hugs from Aunt Jill
Ah yes, I did feel more than a tad guilty about that ball accident. I get way too competitive. Anyhow, I enjoyed the post! I had a blast staying at your house and chatting with you about our various escapades. :)
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