Family visits and a ferris wheel

Since the last post we've had a few visitors. Lisa's family popped in coming and going from San Francisco and we enjoyed seeing them. The twins are growing so fast. Then Scott's family came and helped us with a lot of "To Dos" both inside and outside the house. You don't know until it happens (empty nest syndrome), how much help the kids can be even when they're under foot all day, so enjoy the busy moments even though they just drive you crazy. :) We took Scott, Brenda, Nate, Matt & Zach up to Lake Tahoe to play mini-golf...yes, the place is still there and it was fun. Brenda & Sandy tied for first place. They spent some time at El Dorado beach so they could at least say they had stuck their toes in the cold water at Tahoe. We had lunch at the Tahoe Keys Marina outside at a restaurant right on the water. Dad got "baptised"...the waitress spilled a huge glass of water all over him. It was her first day, and she was so nervous. Yesterday we met Mark & Katy's family at Scheels in Sparks. Dad took Kendra on a ferris wheel (it's right in the middle of the store), we watched a scuba diver feed the fish in one of the overhead tanks, played games and got a little presidential history lesson. The place is huge. We stayed for a few hours, had lunch, then went to dinner at one of our favorite places...Olive Garden. While there we were entertained by a loud thunderstorm with rain and lightning. Dad is going to be sooo tired today. I couldn't get him to slow down. He's just like the ever-ready bunny...keeps going and going.