Pools are Cool

I thought today would be as good a day as any to start sharing some of the fun things that happened on my trip home.  It was so wonderful to spend twelve glorious days at home with friends and family.  I only hate that the events of the past few days have overshadowed  some of the leftover joy I still feel about my trip.  Anyhoo... after arriving home on a Thursday afternoon, I spent time with my family until Kent was able to join me on Saturday.  The following day we had a fantastic pool party at his parent's house, and both my family and his were there.  It was amazing!

 

There was a lot of food (which I didn't photograph because I was too busy eating).

My Mimi and Kent's Gran enjoyed sitting in the shade and chatting...

There were pretty intense ping pong games going on...

And we even set up for a game of volleyball in the pool...

But the most popular game of the day, at least with the guys, was trying to jump and hang on to a giant float...

(It may seem like a funny looking float, but it was made to catch floating rings of different sizes.)

Just so you can see, here are a couple of photos with some of my favorite people.

Like my sister...

my Mimi...

and my Mama.

All in all, the pool party was an awesome way to kick off my week at home.  Seeing our families talking and enjoying each others company was wonderful.  I only wish we could get together like that much more often.

How often do you all have family get-togethers?