Last weekend we had a wonderful opportunity to head east and see our families. We first spent time with the Overbys where Grandpa Stan (Overby) was celebrating his 80th birthday! In attendence were Stan and Carlene, Richard and Bettie Mills, Steve and Sue, Brian and Sjana MacSwan and their son Hunter, Seth, Uncle Spence and us (of course). Uncle Spence (Overby) flew in from Arkansas to be there for his dad's birthday. Unfortunately the girls (Shantelle, Stephenie, and Samantha) and Kathy were not able to make the trip too. Soren and Sarah were also missed. They took a Praxis test in Corvallis that day and had not arrived by the time we left. If you need a diagram of the Overby family we can draw one for you later. :-) We enjoyed a wonderful lunch together (the Overbys always seem to get together when there is food involved), Grandpa's birthday cake, playing with Hunter (who just turned 1, and as everyone knows 1 year olds always steal the show), and seeing Grandpa open his presents. In the pictures you'll see the Overby cousins gave him a Arkansas Razorbacks hat. He also received a scrapbook full off pictures and notes from the entire family.

After our time with the Overbys we headed up to Welches to see Gene and Cinda Tilgner. They recently returned home from a sailing trip in Mexico. They are soon leaving for Arizona where they will visit Thomas, Beth, Andrea and Gavin. So this was our last opportunity in a while to see them. Cinda made an amazing meal with Steak Fajitas and Fish Tostadas. Mmmmm. We enjoyed several games of Pinochle (one of our favorites the other being Hand and Foot), and just being with them. We spent the night there, and had a relaxing Sunday with them as well. Scott worked on some lesson planning while Heather went for a hard walk with Cinda. But, all good things must come to an end, and we came back to McMinnville where Scott spent the rest of the afternoon and evening lesson planning. This is what fills most of our evenings now. We can't wait for next year when all this time he's putting in now will pay off! That's all from our world, we hope you're doing well wherever you are. To see more pictures from our weekend click here.