everything is awesome, take 4.

For a weekend while we were home, Stephen’s sister Kat & her husband came to Little Rock to visit–with their sweet Finley! As we all sat around the dinner table together, it was encouraging to see how {relatively} easy it was to have Stephen’s entire family all together. For my family, three of the five kids are on different continents, so it’s a little harder for us to pull off dinner around the same table. It was really nice to see all of the nieces and nephews splashing together in the pool while we sit around together to play a game.

We also spent one evening cooking out at a nearby lake. It is times like this that I am so thankful for Stephen’s amazing photography skills: he did a great job capturing his family & the summer sun.

Stephen’s family also gave him a fun one-month-early birthday surprise since we aren’t usually around for a celebration. So much fun!