The excitement just never seems to stop around the Steward house. We finally got all moved in to our house and then we up and left. This past weekend Patrick and I drove up to Michigan to visit family, and it was quite a weekend! Patrick's aunt, uncle, cousins and their kids all live there, and it had been five years since we'd seen them all. Needless to say, it was a very sweet reunion! (The one bad thing about living in Japan for four years was not getting to visit family as often.)
Between Patrick's two cousins there are 8 kids, so of course we had a blast with all of them. Seriously, I've never met sweeter or better behaved kids than these! It's always a joy to be around them and their parents! It was really fun to share about our recent trips with all of them, and the kids seemed really interested to hear about the various countries we've been to. I always love getting to share (especially with children) how we've seen God at work around the world.
We got to go to a baseball game, and despite the 102 degree heat we had a great time! My favorite part was the fireworks after the game, especially since we didn't get to see any on the 4th of July. Our cousins have a pool so we got to spend one afternoon splashing around with all the kiddos, which was a much-appreciated break from the hot weather.
Our three-day trip flew by, and I wish we could have stayed longer to reconnect with everyone. I really hated saying goodbye, but at least it'll be easier to get together now that we live a little closer!
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