A House Full

I guess because we were a military family for so long - and because we have never lived very near either of our sets of parents in all the years of our marriage, we just aren't used to having big family gatherings any more, though we both grew up having closer-knit, closer-proximity extended families who did have huge get-togethers.

Now that we live 120 miles from Dan's parents, we see "family" a little more often, though rarely at our house. This weekend, however, it worked out that Dan's sister and 2 of her 4 children could come see us here along with his parents. It was kind of fun to have a house full of family, to have to cook a big meal, and to watch the cousins get reacquainted.

Here's a pic of everyone enjoying peach pie with vanilla ice cream ~
Dan's dad, Caleb (15), Lydia (13), Anna, and Dan:

Dan's youngest sister Kay, his mom, and Andrew:

Kay and her 2 children came from the Glacier Park area of Montana (near the Canadian border) on the Amtrak! There is a train station in Jefferson City, which is just 60 miles from us, so they arrived there on Saturday afternoon. Then everyone spent the night - the kids camping out in the living room - and we all went to church together today.

Next year, Dan's parents will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary! We foresee a much, much bigger family gathering happening then (not at my house though); and I am looking forward to it! :)