Day 46 - 8/5

Today is the penultimate day of our vacation. It's sad to think that our entire trip is almost over. We woke up this morning and headed for church. The combination of all of my family and our relatives filled up 2 pews. In Utah, the youth portion is almost always very big. This ward was no exception. My Sunday School class of 16 year olds had over 13 people. And the Young Women had at least 20 girls. After coming home, we enjoyed a delicious dinner with my other cousins, the Cooks. My cousin Destiny and her husband were also able to come. It was nice to be able spend time with family that I only see once a year.

The kids also spent lots of time with a game they brought up from the Hideout. It's called Stock Ticker. It was made in Canada so half the instructions were in French. The game is all about buying stocks, rolling dice to send the stocks up and down in price (and sometimes paying a dividend), and selling them to make a profit. Everybody enjoyed it so much that they played it at least 5 times. My grandparents also have an electronic piano that can sound like different instruments. It was fun playing Bohemian Rhapsody with a  rock organ and Party Rock Anthem in bagpipe. My sister Julia also had a habit of pushing anyone who was playing the piano off the bench so that she could play with it as well. We also had fun playing with the pinball machine and the air hockey table. Both are very addicting to play, especially when one is good at it.

To end the last night of our vacation, we played a family favorite: Ghosts in the Graveyard. Someone goes and hides, while everyone else doesn't look. Then they go look for the missing person. When they find them, they have to scream, "Ghosts in the Graveyard!" and run back to base. The game can be especially frightening when played in the dark. I also had to say goodbye to Lauren today. I'm grateful for the time I got to spend with her and the friendship we have.