Erin's last week at home

Erin had 5 days at home to get ready to move to Utah. We had LOTS of shopping to do, Erin had a list of friends to see, and we had a list of fun things to do as a family. The beach was on the "must do" list, so we spent a beautiful day in Oceanside.

Rick helped make a sand pyramid

Bryant fell asleep like this (and he was surprised to have a sunburn behind his knees)

Parker and Emmett dug for sand crabs - and they filled a whole bucket with them

With Parker turning 12, we were able to go to the temple with our whole family. We even did family names that I had found through ancestry.com. It was a great experience!

The last morning Erin was home, we had a family breakfast with her favorite breakfast food, ebelskivers

We decided to take all of Erin's stuff with us now so that when we she comes home in August, we won't have to worry about it. We filled the entire back of the van with the back seats down. That's a LOT of stuff!

Erin was lucky to be able to meet her soon to be roommate, Sarah. She was visiting with her family and the girls spent an evening seeing what college life would be like.
Leaving Erin was NOT fun. We miss her at home and can't wait until she comes home. At least we know she's in a great place with lots of family friends if she needs any support.