When given the opportunity to get together with family to celebrate a wedding, we were definitely in. We would arrive the same day as Garrett (from Tennessee) and Cindy (from Vegas), but a day before Aaron, Kaleb, and Alecia. We would play a lot of sports. Joy would get to do some shopping and help decorate stuff for the wedding. Brett and the boys would help set up chairs and move tables. We had a Father's Day luncheon and shared memories of our respective fathers. Then it was off to the wedding. The reception ended early for unknown reasons, but the bride and groom were tired. After the reception, we set up for a mortar launching fireworks celebration which drew the ire of the neighbors when we were launching fireworks between 1030 and 1130pm. The following day we were set to depart in the afternoon, but we had one more frisbee golf game in us while the temperature dropped to the 50s and rain poured down intermittently upon us. Then it was back to the hot temperatures of the Central Valley. |
| Uncle Robb comes over the check out the Marvel Villainous game being played by the boys. |
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| Bryce and Griffin play with Daisy. |
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| Greeted by the contingent at the airport when we arrived. |
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| Garrett catching up to Ryan on the height meter. |
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| Playing crochet, the requested repeat game from our last visit. |
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| Joy, Jeanette, and the bubbly Cindy with Daisy submissively lying in the grass. |
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| We are ready to play crochet... |
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| or frisbee golf! |
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| or with Daisy... |
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| ...or whiffle ball... |
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| ...or go shopping for fireworks... |
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| ...or play basketball, but were we ready for... |
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| Blake and Brittany's wedding? |
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| Setting siphon tubes with Roger...even Brett got it this time. |
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| After a cool day outside, we gathered in the kitchen. |
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| Sitting down for a meal together before the wedding. |
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| Jackie, Robb, Cindy, Roger, Christy, Jeannette, Joy, Alecia, and Grandma. |
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| Alecia, Cindy, and Joy. |
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| Kaleb, Farley 5, Alecia, Aaron, Grandma & Gramps. |
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| Joy signs us into the guest book. |
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| Another game of crochet? |
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| Kaleb and Griffin at the reception. |
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| Family table at the wedding reception. |
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| Remembering our own wedding. |
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| Two gentlemen recline at the outdoor table. |
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| Playing corn hole while we wait for dinner. |
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| Dancing at the reception. |
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| Uncle Aaron took the boys out for some fun pictures while the dancing was going down. |
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| Brothers in the wheat fields. |
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| Family in the field, beware your footing. |
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| Father's Day pose with his boys. |
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| Going down the line, two years apart: Ryan to Kaleb. |
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| Bryce puts a new drawing on the chalk board. |
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| Garrett flew back to Tennessee about the same time Aunt Alecia was heading home to New York. |
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| Garrett launches one of the mortar rockets to celebrate after the wedding. |
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| Ladies with Brittany. |
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| Joy and Brett get a moment with Brittany. |
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| Sisters together. |
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| Coming through the portal... |
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| Adults give it their best to emerge through the portal. |
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| Dr. Strange brings the boys through the flower portal. |
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| The final product of Bryce's chalk drawing capturing a memory from our time visiting. |
