Page 13: On Sunday, Mike & Patty invited us over to their home to grill and hang out at the pool. We'd been pool rats all weekend, swimming at our hotels at least twice each day. But the Lueken pool was by far the best. Brenda & I played in the water with the girls. It's a beautiful pool - and yard and home, for that matter - and it was so relaxing. Patty made some delicious foods, including the best baked beans I've ever had and some sweet treat called Ooey Gooey Bars. Yum. Aunt Peggy brought little ice cream cups for the girls, and they were so cute eating them by the pool. We left for home after this - but it was a great end to a great visit.

Page 14: All the Grond siblings together - how neat is that? Being wtih family is, of course, what made this weekend so special. As we get older and get busier with our own children and jobs and lives, it's rare to spend time with your first family. What a gift that all the Grond children got to be together for a weekend with their only cousins, the Luekens. I'm sure more memories were revisited than made this weekend, and that's okay. I heard once that experience is only part of what teaches us; time to reflect on that experience is what matters more.