Monday, August 22, 2011

The Strite Family!

   A few weeks ago Bro. Jared from Arizona called Daddy and told us they were going to be in the area!  On Saturday, the 13th, they came for dinner, and stayed until Monday.





Left to right back row; Jaylon, Justin, Bro. Jared, Jessica, Micah (son-in-law married to Jenny)
Left to right middle row; Joylin, Sis. Joyce, Joanna, Jenny
Left to right front row; Joshua, Jared, and Jesse

 Micah learning to ride the unicycle.

 Justin riding the unicycle. 

 Joshua C. learned too!

 Elainah helping Bro. Jared
to unhitch the trailer.

On Sunday we had all the young people and their families over for pizza and volleyball.

Joanna S., Chantel, Kaitlyn, Joanna H., Zoe, Abigail, and Grace

 The young people playing volleyball.

 Sunday night snack!  =D

 David giving Jenny luvins...

 Micah showing Joy his ipod

 playing games on ipods...
Joy, Micah, Hope, David, Lillia, and Justin

 ALL seventeen kids! 

On Monday morning Bro. Jared invited us to go to the beach with them.  We went to Island Beach State Park in New Jersey.  It was so much fun playing in the sand and waves!

 Joylin getting some good water shots

 Daddy and Elainah

Elainah having fun in the sand

 David watching everyone!

Bro. Jared and Sis. Joyce
Very sweet people!

 David

 Kaitlyn and Joanna enjoying the water

 Jesse, Jared, and Joshua M. playing in the sand!

 Hope and Lillia playing in the waves!

 Joshua C. and Sis. Joyce

 The two Joshua's
Joshua Caleb Strite and Joshua Micheal Sanger

 Daddy and Joy getting covered by a wave!!!

 The boys were throwing sandwich crusts and watermelon up in the air for the birds.
Some of the birds were really good at catching the food!

 Hope

 Time to leave....

Wait for me!

 David and Justin

We rode together for about two hours and then stopped at a McDonald's for ice cream.

 Jessica and Joy enjoying their ice cream!

 Hope and Joylin

 Jared, Jesse, Joshua M., and Joshua C.

 Joy and Justin


Good-byes were said as we parted ways.

Jenny and Lillia


Thanks for visiting us, Strites, we had an awesome time! 
Come back soon!

2 comments:

  1. It looks like you all had a lot of fun together!! Thanks for having us over on Sunday! It awesome getting to know Joanna!
    I like your new blog template, Kaitlyn!

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  2. That was the best weekend ever!! Thankyou so much for everything and I am so glad that you got to go to the ocean with you all! :) btw thank you Kaitlyn for taking the family pic. It turned out really nice! :) haha and I had to laugh about the pic that you sent me.. tell your mom that I am still going through the pictures, but i will try to send them to her some how. Love and miss you guys, God bless

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