Before returning to Idaho after Grandpa Manwill's funeral, we stopped at Mom and Dad Porter's house for a couple days. We hadn't planned to stay quite so long, but when Dad and Cohen stoked the fire surrounded by the stones Zak and his brothers worked hard to install all day, it was hard to leave. Niki and I took Miss V to her very first parade, care of the City of Lehi. Afterward, we tried to surprise the neighbors with sand under their swing set and sandbox, but they came home before we could finish. Since they knew we were there, Dad used the truck to haul the sand instead of us wheelbarrowing it across the street, and then everyone joined in to help. The kids were beaming. Yep, those are my in-laws. When we maneuvered the last of the sand, we pulled out the camp chairs, roasted hot dogs, marshmallows, and starbursts, and sang along to the ukelele and guitar. Carrie and Dad even pulled out the gold-separating sluice. One prime moment was Christian playing the viral song, "Dumb Ways to Die." Sometimes I love just relaxing in the yard, and now looking at the pictures from that day makes me grin from ear to ear.
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| Grandma showed V how to drive with the grape bowl and tambourine while Cohen stoked the fire. |
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