In honor of Matt's grandmother, the McGhees decided to plan a special get together around the Fourth of July this year here in the Bay Area. With Grandma McGhee (Dottie) living in Walnut Creek, Matt's uncle Ridge and family in Redwood City and Matt and I here in Mountain View, the location worked out well for many of us.
Matt's parents stayed with us for a couple nights with Bekah & Skyler and kids and Dan and his kids in a hotel nearby. Matt's cousin also flew out from Washington state.
We had a blast spending time together again and learning more about Dottie's life. We kicked off the festivities on the Fourth of July at Dottie's senior adult community, Roosmoor where the residents had games, kid crafts and food booths. we barbecued later than night and in fact spent a majority of our time outdoors together which was so refreshing. We went to several and swam together at the hotel swimming pool. We played dodgeball altogether with ex-PE instructor Dottie as referee to keep everyone honest. We spent a day at the Children's park in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and we even had a night where Dottie shared pictures and memories of her life.
We had great food - some home-cooked, some straight from the grill and as with all McGhee gatherings, a couple nights of pizza. Matt was in heaven with all these games, fun, good food and his family.
I had a blast getting to know Matt's cousins and learning how much Dottie has accomplished in her life. I always have so much fund with Matt's immediate family as well. I've never met a family who loves to play games together as much as the McGhees. We loved the extra time with the nieces and nephews as well.
Here are some photos from the gathering:
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| Dottie with McKay, the newest addition to the McGhees (Bekah's little boy) |
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| Fun on the Fourth of July |
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| Merry-go-round at Children's Playground at Golden Gate Park |
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| KerMatt |
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| Cousin love |
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| McKay loved my hat - he kept staring at it so I finally let him wear it |
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| Bekah, Skyler, Alicia and McKay stayed a little longer and took some time to explore the Redwoods and Santa Barbara |
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| We also took them to Google headquarters to check out their fun campus |
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