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 We packed up & said goodbye after breakfast. Fun to spend an extra few days with them! Spent a couple hours at IKEA on our way north, then no stopping until dinner in Jerome. We made it to Meridian around 8pm. First stop: Gavin's school to check out the class lists posted there, then to Albertsons for milk & apples (the essentials) before going home. These guys are awesome travelers!

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 Swimming with the Williams! Such a fun pool... (we all did the curly slide, plus the lazy river) & ice cream cones afterward. Tonight I took Gavin & Tessa to Target to buy Gavin's school supplies.

He starts school in ONE week!

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 Enjoying the beautiful summer Utah weather. Greyson really learned to ride his scooter today... Breann was very patient & walked right by his side until he was doing it on his own. Gavin's a pro at the scooter too, but he wouldn't even take a $20 bribe (today-only offer) to learn to ride a bike!

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Never a shortage of volunteers to hold Macy!

Ben worked today, so Becky & I survived church with 7 kids. It was a miracle. :)

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We had quite a group for the Merrill reunion... all of my mom's sisters & many of their kids. It was a beautiful day, & we were there from noon until about 8ish. Fun to see so many cousins--it had been awhile!

 (Standing in front of President Monson's childhood family cabin in Vivian Park)

 36 of Nellie & Spencer Merrill's 56 great grandchildren

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Day one of the Merrill reunion was an optional trip to tour Temple Square & watch the Legacy movie then to City Creek Center. We opted to let Grandma & Grandpa Gibson take the oldest kids (Brady, Logan, Tessa, Breann, Gavin) to meet with the group, while we stayed back with the younger ones. They had a good time & so did we! Ben was working, but stopped by with the fire truck--always fun!

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 Patty & her boys came over today from Whitney's. There was lots of slippin' & sliding & more in the backyard! Mom & Dad arrived later this afternoon.

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 We dropped Darin off at the airport around 9am, then just kept on driving... all the way to Becky & Ben's (with a stop at the Tremonton McDonalds, of course). It was fun to see how much Macy had grown since the reunion! Greyson kept pointing to her & saying, "Me! Me! Me!" (wanting to hold her).

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 Taco Tuesday at Cafe Rio... it's getting to be a tradition!

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We've had this little set of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters since Gavin was about a year old. They get played with just about every day.

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 We spent a couple hours organizing in the boys' room after church this afternoon.
It still needs work, but at least you can walk in there now!