A visit from the McKees

Our good friends Jared and Brittany McKee dropped by for a visit a two weeks ago (it's been a busy couple weeks since they left) on their way home to Idaho. We had a great time with them while they were here.

Jared and Brittany went to the boys baseball practice on a really hot, really dry Thursday evening (July 3). Levi enjoyed playing with Brittany, and Melissa and the boys had a blast playing ball with Jared. We also played guitar, goofed around, played Dance Dance Revolution, talked about old times, and just enjoyed being around each other. Yvonne has known Jared's family for as long as she can remember (she babysat him a few times, ha ha), and Jason has known Jared since Jared was 12 or 13.

Jason and Jared were in the young men's program for many years together, and they shared a lot of good experiences together hiking, playing ball, doing service projects, and lots of other activities. They're more like brothers than friends.



Over the last year we've had a great time with the McKees on a few visits together. This most recent visit was no exception, and the kids keep asking when we can see them again.

(We had to include a photo of Jason and Jared's first backpacking trip, to upper Palisades Lake, in 1995, we think. Jared is third from the left, Jason on the far right. From left, it's Nathan Brian, John Oborn, Jared McKee, Mike McKee, J.D. Oborn, Bill McKee, Craig Hall, Robert Webb, and Jason)