San Jose to Danville to Santa Ana to Utah!!

So we are back in Utah.. So long San Jose! Our time there was fun but we are really glad to be back... This California girl never thought she'd say that but it's true!
On our last Sunday in San Jose we drove up to Danville to visit our dear friends, Dan and Linda. They hosted us for dinner and it was a wonderful time. This family means the world to me and it was so wonderful to talk and spend the afternoon with them. Besides being family friends I have known since I was 7 they are much more...
After my parents separated I was working in California saving money to go to school in Utah. My Mother was single at the time and we were living off food stamps it was a really difficult part of my life. I prayed about where I should go to school and how I could make that goal of mine happen. I saved but it wasn't enough, I had made enough for only one semester out there. In that month before I was supposed to move to Utah everything was going wrong I didn't know how I could accomplish this and my faith was dwindling. Then I got a call from Krista Reeve saying her parents wanted to help me. Then this family stepped in and graciously paid for the majority of my education, something I couldn't do on my own. I will forever love this dear family and the impact they have had on my life. They were a answer to my prayer. It was so clear when I got that phone call that God was and is aware of me and loves me, a part of my heart will always belong to the Reeves.
When we went down to Santa Ana we visited Brent's older brother Matt and his family. We spent time with his wife Alisa, Daughters Sierra and Kaitlin, and new son Holden. It was so nice to spend time with this great family. I had to capture this shot...The girls wanted Uncle Brent to sit by them (he is a little squished. Ha Ha)
This is a picture of my cousin Carrissa. She is 12 and she dances, so obviously when we went to mission viejo lake we had to take some sweet pics. She is getting so good and has only been dancing for a year.
(Brent, my other cousin Ben and Carrissa in a sweet action shot.) We spent the afternoon at this little beach with my Aunt Anne, Grammy, my little cousin Sophie and my cousin Josh. Brent and I had fun playing like children in the water with Ben and Carrissa.
After the lake we met up with my Uncle David and Aunt Jenny and their kids Ian and Emma. Emma had a swim meet. If you have never been to a children's swim meet they are awesome and crazy. Tons of little people in the water and when they race they are so cute and sometimes swim crooked. My Grammy is in this picture and she Is a very important part of this trip. We stayed at her place and as always was a wonderful host. We played the game of Life and she made an unbelievable come back and killed Brant and I. Whenever Brent goes to her house he does word searches with her, he loves them, it's so funny. It was so good to see her, she is my favorite lady, and totally the best grandmother.