When John's family gets together, it is always a big deal.
This past July, we all rented a house just outside of Waterton.
It was large enough to house the 40+ people who attended and close to our favorite National park.
Some of the highlights of this week together included:
- Attending church in the Waterton Branch
- Crafts and visiting with cousins
-Holding the obligatory family carnival.
- The cousins enjoyed a giant bonfire together.
- Some hiking in Waterton and afternoons spent skipping rocks
- And even a Walley's Beach day!
- It was nice being close enough to home so that we could still water the lawn, have a place to shower, grab supplies, etc.
- We enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner at MINGS, a family softball game at town square, and a play at the Carriage House Theatre.
One evening, we stopped in at the Chinook where the family hosted a Family Home Evening for the residents of the lodge.
It was a beautiful week spent with family.
We learned some hard news about John's brother, Aaron, and came together as a group to support him and his wife and boys. Due to Aaron's diagnosis, I know it will be a hard year for this group of people, but I know that they will be caring for each other, every step of the way.
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