When 2 World's Collide!

This last weekend was special for our family on multiple levels. We had the opportunity to spend a few days in Peoria with Melissa's family, culminating with the marriage of Shelly and Scott! We were able to spend time relaxing with family, meeting our new nephew "baby Pete," and eating some great food! We indeed had a great time, but the time went too quickly.

This trip was different than all other trips to Peoria because of our two world's colliding. Having time in their schedules, Paul's three sisters were able to head down to Peoria for 24 hours to hang out and get a 'taste of Peoria.' They came to the wedding reception and met much of Melissa's family, whom they had not seen since our wedding nearly five years ago! On Saturday, we all met at 5 Guys Burgers and Fries for a delicious lunch! Although we didn't get to spend a lot of time together, the opportunity to spend time with both our families is something we will hold dear to us for a long time.

Living in Community

We have lived on campus here for nearly two years, and the community here still amazes me. We have been blessed by wonderful neighbors; people who are caring, patient, kind, and helpful with our family. We couldn't list every instance here, but one thing that we appreciate are the impromptu events that happen in our neighborhood. A couple weeks ago we decided to fill up a pool in our yard and invite the neighbor kids over for a swim. Three out of four kids approve of and enjoyed the pool, one was not quite sure. Here are a couple pictures from the event. 

Here are the kids in the pool, waiting patiently for their picture to get taken:

Here is my favorite 'action' shot; Brigham jumping in and Anna giving the signal that it is indeed 'good!'