Memorial Day Weekend in San Diego

The above picture is supposed to be second to last.

We got in about an hour late on Saturday due to bad weather in Denver where our plane was landed for about an hour. Better safe than sorry. I will not bore you with the details, but it is sad to say that our society is so dependent on true credit cards that those of us who do not have credit cards have a hard time traveling even though we have the physical funds. Companies want a real credit card, not a debit card. We got to my parents house around 10:30. We visited for a couple hours and then went to bed.

The next morning we got up and ready for family picture time. We would all only be together for a couple of hours because Tim, my brother-in-law, had to get back home to be a doctor. I do not have the pictures yet. I will have to do another post with those when I get them. Individual family pictures turned out great, but I do not think my dad is happy with how the whole group picture turned out. We were dealing with shading issues and trying to keep 5 kids happy and looking at the camera.


We played lots of games while we were there. If we did not have some place to be, you could typically find a group of people around the table playing games. The kids did so well entertaining themselves. We ate lots of food, and especially lots of chocolate, thanks to Aunt Barbara. YUM!

On Memorial Day, we went up to Jessica and Pete's house for a BBQ. They have a nice park across the street. The food was good and of course, there were more games. My dad is not a huge game person, but her loves Catch Phrase. The kids had fun playing at the park. The boys, okay men, had fun throwing around the football.

My Grandma and Aunt

Jessica and Pete's house is very nice. They are new first time home buyers. Jessica and Peter have been working on a garden that look amazing. They get many compliments from neighbors and passersby.



Jessica, Peter, and Ethan


My mom seemed so tired the whole time. She was hosting a lot of people. That makes you tired (and little sleep from late nights). Many of us got sick that week, and she was one of them.

My mom and Eliza