It was nice that Sarah was here for Maggie's wedding. Jeff had driven our car back to Las Vegas to spend that week working while Sarah and the boys stayed here to play.
It was nice that Jeff got back here at the end of the week so he could join his family for Bear Lake outing day. Rebecca's family also participated in the day of water fun.
One morning Bill and Jan stopped by to deliver some more freshly-baked, warm-from-the-oven Great Harvest cinnamon bread. When they knew we had a house full of people, they gave us two loaves of bread. So kind of them!!
Jonah was already anticipating his breakfast, which he must have thought would be best eaten with a glove on his hand.
Natalie had spent the week at Andy and Amanda's house with Rachel. Natalie was anxious to see Kade and so Rachel and her friend Gabby brought Natalie here.
Her chance to see him and her other cousins came when we had a family dinner.
Sarah's family left to go back home on Sunday. They decided to stay long enough to have a shortened church meeting with us so they could take the sacrament.
The boys were allowed to wear their play clothes during the meeting so they could just jump in the car and be on their way at the end of the meeting.
Carson was willing to join us for our weekly Sunday photo.
Photo taking with the Excells is always an interesting, entertaining experience. I have learned to take many photos in the hope one will turn out with all of them looking at the camera and smiling at the same time.
These are a few of the outtakes of Jonah and Lincoln.
It was time to say good-bye. I was sad not knowing when we would see them again. Little did we know it would be soon...
I laughed at Lincoln's single-gloved hand wave. Sarah heard me mention the glove and Lincoln got busted!! He was trying to leave with the coveted glove and also a couple of toys. Good one, Lincoln! Almost got away with it.
Natalie spent the following week at our house while waiting to see if her family would join her. If so, she would ride home with them. If not, she would fly home.
She joined me for a morning walk.
One day she wanted to go to some temples to get her picture taken.
We were so happy to have her join in with us in our Sunday sacrament meeting. She reported to her family it was the longest church meeting she has ever attended!!
We thought Natalie would enjoy Texas Roadhouse take-out one of the nights she was here.
Another day she was so kind to offer to babysit Kade for a while. Ben and Haley were thrilled with that idea. Kade was doing fine until Rebecca's family left and then Kade got a bit anxious.
Natalie's friend Adam came to spend a few hours here and was happy with the Chick-fil-A meal he ate with us.
Natalie loves sunsets. She wanted to go up to Bountiful Boulevard close by the Bountiful Temple to get a good view of the setting sun.
I have to agree with her that the location gave a great, unobstructed view and we weren't the only ones who thought the same thing. It is a popular place to hang out and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Sarah sent a photo of Jonah showing they had gotten into the swimming pool to cool off. There is a limit of 50 people and she and her boys were one of the lucky few to make it in.
There is definitely a big jump in temperature from our weather here and their weather in Las Vegas. I thought of her when I saw the following meme.
Abe sends a photo every once in a while to let us know what's going on with his family as they are on the other side of the United States this summer.
Jacob's family had planned to come visit us this summer and then with the Covid-19 scare, they canceled their trip. They let Natalie come out to be with Rachel. Then they got thinking it would be nice to drive out and have a vacation after all and then Natalie could ride home with them.
It all hinged on one thing... Luke... who had gotten pneumonia...
He had been put on medication and was making progress toward recovery, but Jacob wanted him to have a Covid-19 test just to make sure before they came out. They had to wait several days for the results, but once they got the NEGATIVE notice, they were home free. Free to come to this home.
During the waiting to get word of the results, Jacob put his time to good use by getting this family artwork framed and hung on their wall.
Last year before the BYU/Toledo football game, Jacob's family went to Put-in-Bay. There was a place where they were skipping rocks on the lake. Luke found a couple of rocks that looked like states. That led to them trying to find more.
They carried home the rocks and finally got around to putting all the rocks together. It weighs 40 pounds.
What a fun memory for their family every time they look at their personalized artwork.
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