Family BBQ and "See you later"

We had a BBQ while Suzi and her family were in town...it was so great to be together with everyone!  I am SO thankful to be married into such a wonderful family...they really are the best!  We also used this get together as a time to celebrate all of the July birthdays, and to spend time with Doug's sister, Kristen and her family, since they were moving the following week.  We sure do love them lots and will miss them like crazy!  

We took the opportunity to get a picture of Doug with his parents and sisters...love them all!

And Kate was able to spends lots of times with my niece, Maya.  Maya LOVES and ADORES babies so much!  I let her spend as much time as she wanted with baby Kate.  She is so good with her and is her little protector...it's pretty sweet to watch.

And then the day came where we officially said "see you later".  We were all pretty emotional about it, but we're pretty happy for them at the same time.  This will be a fun and amazing adventure for them, but we are SO looking forward to seeing them all again very soon.  We love them lots!