The Mayer Family

Ellie with Makoto, the adorable daughter of my friend Asako. Suddenly Ellie looks very large.

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Kevin and Evan spent a day with our friends Miguel and son Miguel hiking to Veleta, one of the highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Since they had the boys with them, they took the ski lift up as far as possible to cut down on the amount of hiking necessary to reach the top.

Evan and Miguel

The four of them at the top.

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Before…

…and after

Much cooler for the summer heat.

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The monster.

You make the caption…invent the best one and you win a small bottle of olive oil from Spain (if you live in Delaware, Ohio or Florida)!

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…by Skype.
Thanks to amazing technology, I was “there” and even got in on the pictures.
My mom and sisters. Catrina (in the green if you can’t tell) is due near the end of August, and we hope to meet their baby girl during our visit to the States!

The cousins and I…neat, but just not quite the same as being there.

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The day after Evan’s party we went to our little friend Liam’s birthday party.

My good friend Marjorie with her two daughters….we are sad that they just moved back to France.

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June 27 was the big day and we celebrated with a party at McDonalds.

Thanks to all our friends who sent gifts for Evan!

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Evan and Ellie ended this year of school on June 19 with a program for the parents.
Evan with some classmates, ready for the play.

Evan was the narrator for their little play.

Ellie and her friend Evelyn were little pigs.

And Ellie’s class danced to a cute song.

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Friends and family who stopped by to see us this summer included…

Two groups whose paths happened to cross in Granada.

The girls group (left to right): Deborah, Holly and Rachel
And the guys: Dan, Dan, Matt & David (find them here for more on their adventures)

Rachel & Holly with our kids

Evan conquered one of the highest mountains in Spain with these guys.

Kevin’s aunt Verda and cousin Marilynn.

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