We had little time after returning from Europe before Marcus arrived with grandkids Lauren and Allison. They were joined within hours by Kendal and Brandon, who helped us entertain the girls. In addition to demonstrating their skills on the climbing wall, they went on fishing trips, went horse riding, explored a cave and spent a day at the fair.

After three weeks, we packed the girls into the RV and drove via Cedar Breaks National Monument back to their home in Southern California.

We spent two weeks in our Pacific Beach home getting punch list items fixed and adding to the furnishings. We were joined by Marcus, Samantha, Lauren, Allison, Paul, Xue, Kendal, Arthur and Alixandra for a dinner to celebrate having the home (mostly) finished.