Day 29, July 28, 2011

Today we went to the Longmont Public Library again.  There was a free outdoor concert, but it was a bit young for our kids.  Joel spent the majority of the time playing at the side of the building with a vent.  He discovered he could make it rain grass!  Bored with the outdoor offerings, Raquel headed inside to check her email.

In the evening, we went to Fort Collins to visit DeAnn and her family.  "DeeDee" is Nancy's brother Alan's daughter, Corita's closest cousin in age.  DeeDee's husband Garth is a pilot and was called to duty, so we only had a few minutes together, just enough time for a group photo.

It didn't take long for Joel and Mason (DeeDee's seven-year-old) to hit it off.  A homemade "zip-line" in their backyard broke the ice.

For the girls (Raquel, Jenna - 12, and Laurel - 15) it took a little more time and a card game to warm up to each other, but then they were full of silliness.

Alan's two other children (Doug and Dan) were also able to make it, as well as Doug's middle child (Tiffany) and Dan's fiance (Anique).  It was great to spend time piecing together how things "really happened" by joining together all our memories.