June - The First Month of Summer

As soon as school ended, our family had one week to relax at home and prepare for our long trip.  During the second week, we drove Jonny to the Phoenix airport where he departed for Alaska.  The rest of us stayed that week with Emily and Christian's family so that we could finish preparations for the Crandall Family Reunion.  We assembled PVC pipe marshmallow guns and bows and arrows, swam in their neighborhood pool, swam at Kevin and Lori's house, dined with Jenn and her children, BBQ'd with cousin Anitra and kids, made homemade pinatas, wrapped flower pens for reunion centerpieces, danced to the Wii, and planned reunion details and then planned some more reunion details.

Front to Back:  Aaron Hughes, Britton Clark, Emma Crandall, Melody Hughes and Jay Clark, and Nikki Clark swimming in the Johnson Ranch Pool.

Assembling PVC weapons in Emily and Christian's family room.

Melody, Emma, and Nikki on the pull-out bed.  Britton, Aaron, Jay, Jonny (backward) up front.  Emily holding Abby, Baylee, Christian, and Josh.

When Jonny returned from Alaska towards the end of the week, we drove to Tucson for Savanna Oliver's 8th birthday party and to visit with Laurel and Bill's family.  (Despite being 8.5 months pregnant, Laurel joined us dancing to the Wii Just Dance game.)  We were sad that she couldn't join us at the actual reunion.  We joked about how obliging it would be if she would have her baby by the following weekend so that we could see him on our return trip to Yuma through Tucson.  Laurel DID oblige us and little Liam was born Sunday morning just hours before we drove through Tucson again on the following weekend.  We purchased Laurel's black Ford Ranger truck and caravanned home to Yuma. 

Savanna's very awesome birthday cake made by Bill's mother.  It tasted phenomenal.