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We had visitors on either end of our big family weekend. Cori's sister, Brittany, came out with her family a few days before. The kids had a great time hanging out with their cousins. We went swimming everyday. I really enjoyed hanging out with Brittany. She was completely tolerant of my craziness and helped out so much. Especially on the day we nonchalantly loaded up our 5 kids (all under 5) and took a trip out to the aquarium. It was great fun made possible by great company.

On the other end of the weekend, my kind sister, Sara, spent yet another of her law school breaks with us. She cooked for us and spent every waking moment with at least one of the kids all over her. Cori took a day off and we went to a zoo. Sara was the photographer for most of the day. We ate dinner that night at the restaurant inside the zoo's aquarium.

The week went by fast. And then she went back to Provo. :( And I had no more excuses for avoiding things like laundry and the stack of mail piling up by the phone.