Family

This weekend we spent a lot of time with the Calaway family. Cameron's brother Bret came up from St. George, Utah where they moved last summer to have his son, Kellen's mission farewell in Tri cities. Kellen is going to San Juan, Puerto Rico (the same mission that our other nephew, Dallin went). I took Collin to meet up with Corbin and Conner (Brets boys that he really misses seeing- they used to live like 2 miles from us). That night the Calaways had a family dinner at Anthony's for a combined thing for Kellen plus Cameron's oldest brother, Jeffs 50th Birthday( sadly the only picture I took of him didn't turn out!! Bret and Jeffs family came along with all the high school age cousins and all the adult Calaways. (Plus a few of Jeffs family on his wifes side). We had a great dinner and then all the adults went to the Columbia River temple afterwards. I wish I had taken more pictures (or I had a picture of me- I'm always the photographer it seems).

Bret & Val

Jordan, Kellen, Corbin, Janae, Derek, Conner, and Devin

going around the table starting at the left -Joel (cut off), Jill, Kelli, Barbara, Jacob, Karalee, Bradly and Nicole (both cut off) and Jalyn

Karalee, Bradly, Nicole, Jalyn, Austin, Eric, Joel, Jill and Kelli

The table I sat at - starting with Courtney in black, Bev, waiter (in my place), Cameron, Calvin, Val, (Jane and Kerry not showing), Gigi and Kip


Sunday we went to Lakes ward for the farewell and then dinner at Erics house (yet another of Cameron's brothers - there are 6 of them). We had a great time visiting with everyone. Just the week before our neice, Kendra, got married (Courtney's daughter) and we got to visit then also. I hear there are more exciting events coming up this winter and I'm happy that we'll get to have more happy reasons to get together then. After we left we stopped at the church again when our old ward was getting out and got to talk to our friends there and hear about the new bishopric that was just put in that day.

If anyone has more pictures from this weekend (like one of Jeff or Brets family) please email them to me. I was just looking at these pictures on my blog and realized they were all fuzzy in the same spot. So I looked at my camera and sure enough there was a Mia sized finger smuge on the lense. Got that cleaned off now so hopefully future pictures will be clearer.

*new addition* I just borrowed these pictures from Barbara and Jill's blogs: Frist is Jeff and Kellen at the combined 50th birthday/mission farewell dinner. Below is Corbin and Conner - the cousins that Collin wishes would move back to Washington!