Nate's Visit and F.H.E.

Nate and BIG Steve came to visit us this week. They stayed two nights at Turtle Bay, and then the rest of their vacation was in Honolulu. I had to get a picture with Aaron and BIG Steve so you could see how BIG he really is. He played four years of college football at University of Washington and get this, he is a triplet. CRAZY! When they got in on Monday we took them for a tour of the campus and then got them checked into Turtle Bay. Later that night Aaron decided to surprise us with his idea of what to do for F.H.E. (family home evening) For those of you who are wondering what this is, every Monday night we get together as a family and spend time with one another. We start with a song and a prayer, then someone has a lesson. In the lesson we learn about Jesus and about his teachings, then we have an activity, (some sort of game or sport, a way to interact with each other and have fun) and then we end with a treat. This is one of the many ways the church helps families stay united. So for this Monday night, Aaron invited over the Williams, Derek, Hillary and baby Jocelyn to have a Book of Mormon reading sleep over. He wanted to see how far we could get through the Book of Mormon. Derek and Aaron ran to Foodland to stock up on provisions, and then the reading began. After five hours of reading, we had it down to a science, it took an hour to read roughly 20 pages. So after five hours, we hit page 100 and decided it was time to adjourn till the next reading. I must tell you, I was very impressed Derek, Hillary and Aaron read from 9:30 pm to 2:30 am with out stopping, sadly to say, I was unable to stay awake the whole time, I had a little nap in between. I think Aaron was inspired by the stories my Dad told while we were at the cabin of men who read the whole Book of Mormon cover to cover with out stopping. It took them like 36 hours, but they did it! I am so impressed with Aaron and that he really did want to read it cover to cover, I think he just wasn't factoring in for us that we have kids and work, etc. These other men whom my dad spoke of didn't have children at the time, personally I think that makes a big difference:) I do love reading the scriptures 20 pages at a time because then you get through stories and can learn so much. That is only an hour a day. I told Aaron maybe that is a good way to finish up with the rest of the Book of Mormon. Who knows maybe next Monday will be another surprise sleepover:)
Then on Tuesday Nate and Steve spent the day at the PCC and we spent the day at the Turtle Bay pool, thanks guys:) Derek, Hillary and baby Jocelyn met up with us and we had a nice relaxing day. Kali always loves the slide and the waterfalls. She showed us her amazing strength by holding on to the rocks on one of them, AMAZING! Krew also enjoyed the water and watching his sister play.