Josh and Kacey

Josh Jensen has been my friend since 8th grade.  We were close in high school, as evidenced by this picture taken in my parents' basement, me being around age 15 or 16, wearing my oversized Paris t-shirt/pajamas.

We have kept in contact on and off over the years, but the last time we saw him and his family was when his oldest child was baptized six years ago.

Josh called a couple of weeks ago and said that his family would be driving through Cedar City on their way to Disneyland, and could they visit us on Saturday the 10th?  So Josh, Kacey and their five children got a hotel here in Cedar Friday night and Saturday night, and we spent the entire day together.

We took them to Cedar Breaks and Kolob Canyon,

 and then we brought them back to our house for lasagna, breadsticks, and cake and ice cream.  Then we took some pictures to compare how stupid we were back when we were 16ish to how we are a little bit less stupid now, (no, those aren't my garments, it is the pocket of the shorts) (I apparently still don't know how to take a flattering picture of myself)

 

and we took a picture of us with our spouses.

 

We had a wonderful time, getting to know Josh and Kacey's children, and it almost felt like no time at all had passed since we last saw them. We will have to do that again soon.