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By Sarah


We were so lucky to have my mother & father-in-law out for a visit in September. Talk about helpful! Free babysitting, cooking, house keeping, fixing of the sprinklers in the back yard.... It was great to see them have a chance to really get to know the children & they sure made my life easier while they were here. Hey, they even babysat while Dan took me to my first concert ever, in belated celebration of my birthday! I had a terrific time & VERY impressed with Taylor Swift & everything about the show. We were certainly outnumbered for our age bracket, since we aren't young enough to join the crowd or old enough to be the parents of the crowd. But I know I wasn't the only one in my 30s celebrating my birthday that way. Thanks, Dan!

First stop was the Museum. Turns out one of my old roommates was on the same plane as my in-laws. Her twin brother, who she was out to visit, & I planned ahead to meet there to hang out for a bit. (With a family plus membership I can get 7 people in for free & M & D aren't old enough to count yet.) It was so great to see Ashley & Ryan again! They are tremendously amazing people! Our only photo is the green screen one above that's pretty funny. Danny & Michelle loved the traveling robotic dinosaur exhibit (he laughed hysterically, she laughingly roared back). Kaelah's cautious side wasn't so sure.
Here's the guys fixing the sprinklers.

And here's the first cousin I've ever met of my husband's father's side of the family! Dan's mom's side of the family is awesome, and if Tyrel is a good representative, I think the other side could be just as good. Kaelah, once again, isn't so sure. She's still holding a grudge that Carter used the harmonica while he was here. lol.

Yummy ice cream!



Yummy dinner my mother-in-law made. I happened to have both ward council & BYC that day so I sure wasn't around much before the company got there.


Aren't these children cute together? Now you can see the accommodations you would have if you came to visit. (;

These 2 pictures of Michelle with her dad & his dad crack me up. She wasn't feeling well the entire time her grandparents were visiting, so she got lots of snuggles. Good thing there were extra arms around! I know Kaelah really benefited from all the attention she got while Grandma was here. I wish they could come more often! But, I only am the mother of 3 of their 20 grandchildren, so I can't be a hog. Thank you so much for coming!

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