Cousins and a lizard named Fred

We had so much fun with Keith, Sherry and Dani and were so glad they could spend the last night of their vacation with us. They did Disneyland, Legoland, Sea World, the Beach and visited family.

We relaxed, laughed and told more stories. It was so great to reconnect with family. We all agreed it is important to make time to get together again.

Dani is intent on catching a lizard then trekked back down the canyon.

Back to the Pier for dinnerThe surf was up and we enjoyed watching the surfers

We had dinner outside at Fisherman's restaurant on the pier...this is what the pier looked like from our table. The lighting on the water was beautiful.

Fresh fish dinner overlooking the ocean. Can't get much better that that.

Back home for games, desert and more fun to the wee hours of the morning.

I showed some books my Mom had. Mom grew up in Opheim, MT and so did Sherry! The photo on the front of an Opheim anniversary booklet had a photo of the church Keith and Sherry were married in. The big book on the table is from Opheim's 75 anniversary. We found photos and historical records of her family and mine in that book. The tiny town is celebrating 100 years in 2011.

Dani caught a lizard just a few minutes before they left for the airport! It had a blue belly the same color as her sweatshirt. She named it Fred. We will keep an eye on him for her...