BBQ #1

In January, we made a goal to try and invite people over more often - we enjoy the company, we can't invite ourselves to others' houses, and it forces us to keep the house clean. Since getting the awning, we're doing a much better job with inviting people over. There are a few families we've been wanting to get over for a long time, but haven't been available much. Finally after about a year of trying, we were able to invite a coworker of Kris's and

his family over for a little barbecue. His name is Mike and his wife is Katie. I'd never met them before, and Kris only knew Mike, but the whole evening was a lot of fun. Ironically, we were able to help each other out as well. We had a receiver and surround sound system that we no longer needed and were looking for a good home. They had a couple bags of little girl clothes that they were trying to give to a good home. We were able to swap and it has worked out great. It's funny how things like that can happen. The kids all hit it

off very well too. In fact, as they were getting in their car to leave, Kyson went and got a car and gave it to the older daughter. I think that because we were giving their family something and they gave us something, he wanted to give something of his too. It was really sweet, especially when you know how much he loves his cars.I'm glad I finally got to meet Kris's friend and his family. They were a wonderful bunch and I hope we can do it again soon.