Vacation pictures--the end

 Saturday evening we loaded up the vehicles to go to the traditional Chinese restaurant before we said goodbyes. We convinced the parents to let Josh drive the older kids in the van to have some extra last-minute time. It was an amazing 10 minutes..haha.

 The back seat, Jen and Kayla.

 Front seat, Josh and Lizzy...

 The back gang--Jen, Kayla, Liv, and me...

 So while we were driving we decided that 6 months was too long to wait before we saw each other again, and began planning our escape. We planned a road trip to Canada, and were all set to go....but the Chinese food was a pretty hard pull, so we decided to do it later.

 Arrival! Our table...yes, it's "ours"...it's tradition. ;)

 The most adorable parents(and most amazing) in the world, Mrs. and Mr. Snyder, (Johnny) Mr. and Mrs. Riefer.

 Ahaha..what a time we had. It was bittersweet, as we knew goodbyes were coming soon...but we created as much noise as possible in the meantime and laughed like crazy. :)

 The kiddos!

 This end of the table was very interesting...lots of interesting table talk--in Chinese. lol!

 Joely and Ash

 Kayla and Jen

 Josh and Kayla...haha, we tried several times to get the perfect mug-shot, but poor Kayla blinked every time!

 There we go..better.

 Next.

 Okay, so there's a story behind this picture, as you can probably tell. ;) We were all laughing and taking pictures..I handed Liv the sauce bottle and told her specifically to close the hole and pose--apparently she didn't hear the "close the hole" part and tipped it upside down....then this happened. ;) I'm very sorry, dear! :D

 As much as we tried to avoid it, the end did come and we all went outside to part company....

 Johnny and his new best buddy, Mrs. Snyder. They had lots of fun times together on the trip. :)

 Best friends forever...<3 How sweet!

 Daddy, Mama, Mrs. Snyder, and Mr. Snyder

 The gang. L-R, front to back~Johnny, David, Jen, Steph, Jack, me, Olivia, Lizzy, Kayla, Josh, Joel, and Ash

Aka, the medieval rock band.

Good times, good times. We miss you guys so much! So many  memories packed into one week...I can't begin to tell you. God is good, so good. We love you, Snyders! You will always be our favorite vacation destination. ;)
Till our next adventure together, join hands and sing Chinese songs.